'99 30th T/A fuel pump issues...won't start after being stored for years
06-27-2016, 11:17 PM
#22
I stopped by the storage where the car is today just to check on it, not to work on it. I tried to start it...nothing. I haven't done anything else to it yet. I was kinda hoping that with all those chemicals soaking into the pump it might have done SOMETHING. But, no go.
Where exactly and how hard should I hit the tank with a mallet? That will be one of the next things to do...but with 100 degree heat and 90 percent humidity down here in Louisiana (with heat indexes in the 113 degree range) I gotta wait until it cools down to at LEAST 96.
Where exactly and how hard should I hit the tank with a mallet? That will be one of the next things to do...but with 100 degree heat and 90 percent humidity down here in Louisiana (with heat indexes in the 113 degree range) I gotta wait until it cools down to at LEAST 96.
06-30-2016, 02:52 AM
#24
Even though dropping the axle etc is a MAJOR pita, I would sleep better knowing my car wasn't hacked up lol. Stupidly enough my 99 Grand Prix GTP had an access panel which made a pump change a 1 beer, hold the smoke til later kinda job.
I call bs on RPM hacking up his car too!!
06-30-2016, 12:40 PM
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I would if I needed to, but so far the original pump is fine.
I would also drill holes in the inner door panel to replace power window motors on this car, if I ever needed to.
Neither job is a "hack" IMO, it's correcting a factory access oversight. To me, it doesn't matter how rare or "valuable" the car is or is perceived to be, neither of those access mods are anything that can be seen from top, bottom, inside or outside without partial disassembly of the interior or removal of the tank, so who would even know? I cut holes in the door of my '02 to change the window motors, I did a clean, careful job and I didn't lose one minute of sleep; once the door panel was back on it was as good as forgotten. Same would be the case for my like-new 17k mile '98.
And lastly, as mentioned above, some other types of cars came with this provision from the factory. F-bodies should have had it as well. These cars came with scores in the carpet behind the rear seats for shock access - that to me is more noticeable than a panel under the carpet.
Ultimately, it's up to the owner to do that with which he feels most comfortable. Some guys won't even change the catback exhaust on a car they perceive to be a collector example, others will do heads/cam and all supporting items without a thought.
I would also drill holes in the inner door panel to replace power window motors on this car, if I ever needed to.
Neither job is a "hack" IMO, it's correcting a factory access oversight. To me, it doesn't matter how rare or "valuable" the car is or is perceived to be, neither of those access mods are anything that can be seen from top, bottom, inside or outside without partial disassembly of the interior or removal of the tank, so who would even know? I cut holes in the door of my '02 to change the window motors, I did a clean, careful job and I didn't lose one minute of sleep; once the door panel was back on it was as good as forgotten. Same would be the case for my like-new 17k mile '98.
And lastly, as mentioned above, some other types of cars came with this provision from the factory. F-bodies should have had it as well. These cars came with scores in the carpet behind the rear seats for shock access - that to me is more noticeable than a panel under the carpet.
Ultimately, it's up to the owner to do that with which he feels most comfortable. Some guys won't even change the catback exhaust on a car they perceive to be a collector example, others will do heads/cam and all supporting items without a thought.