As far as history goes, car is bone stock and was driven by an old guy its whole life. No modifications to speak of. Car has a brand new fuel tank and fuel pump that for sure does prime when I turn the key. That was the first thing I replaced on it.Check fuel pump pressure.
Pumping the gas peddle does nothing on efi cars. You could try holding the go peddle down just a little but really need to check fuel pressure,
Do you hear the pump prime when you turn the key on?
Any history on it? Modifications?
I would advise checking all the vacuum lines, pulling the upper intake makes this a little easier, there is a couple hidden under there. And they are 30+ years old now and speed density efi is really touchy about vacuum leaks.
it’s been sitting for a little bit
I put a new fuel pump and new gas tank in it pretty much immediately, so it should be good there. I’ll still check pressure though. Hadn’t heard of Seagram before, so I’ll get some of that.How long a little bit? What does the fuel look and smell like?
It may be time to pump all that fuel out of the tank and start new. A bottle of Seafoam probably wouldn't hurt either.
Pull the spark plugs and post images. Tell us what they smell like too.
I put a new fuel pump and new gas tank in it pretty much immediately, so it should be good there. I’ll still check pressure though. Hadn’t heard of Seagram before, so I’ll get some of that.
Pumping the gas peddle does nothing on efi cars. You could try holding the go peddle down just a little but really need to check fuel pressure,
I agree, I was referring to 'pumping the gas peddle', which does nothing but open and close the throttle body blade.Gas pedal does do something. If oyu depress it to the floor, it puts the ECU in "flood clear" mode to help an overly rich car start.
Given that, first thing i would do is pull the EEC codes, as 1986 cars don't have a check engine light.
Anytime there aere issues with speed density, first steps should be pull codes AND perform vacuum leak testing.
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