15 years in storage - Paint Code pic added Options

[budk]

I just brought home a 74 2.0 that was last run in 1995.

Supposedly it was running and had a fuel pump problem and it was parked and not touched since.

I'm looking for suggestions as to where to start. I'd like to get a handle on the condition of the engine first so I'm looking for suggestions.

Opinions are be appreciated.

Pics (bad pics) are farther down in this thread.

[budk]

Thanks for all the good input.

It's certainly not rust-free, but it's the least rusted car I looked at. The bottoms of the doors are a little rough and there is a couple of bubbles of rust on the trunk. The rear bumper is rotted and there is some light rust in the battery area.

However, if it were running I would have no problems driving it as is.

I understand the concern that a fuel pump shouldn't have caused this to be parked, but the owner's had some other issues in their life that caused this to be put on the back burner, so that may be the only issue.

It was stored in a split level home's garage so it wasn't out in a barn, but I will look for any nests.

It's still has the fuel injection and most everything else. I really need to compare it to another similiar car to see if I'm missing any thing.

I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how to do so!

[swl]

I understand the concern that a fuel pump shouldn't have caused this to be parked, but the owner's had some other issues in their life that caused this to be put on the back burner, so that may be the only issue.

The fuel pump cct has been a PITA to a lot of folks so I could see it being a last straw. Car isn't running, park it for the winter, too busy to work on it, life happens, years pass.

Avoid the temptation to just crank it to see if it will start. After sitting that long there is going to be sediment in the fuel system that can really mess up the injectors. Was there still gas in the tank or did it manage to evaporate.

I don't know how much time/money/effort you have to invest in getting it to run. You should be prepared to tear apart a lot of the fuel system. Replace hoses and the filter. Take out the injectors and send them off for cleaning.

DJet is very sensitive to vacuum leaks so you should just bite the bullet and buy a replacement hose kit and and re-plumb the air system. Get all that done then we'll figure out what happened to the fuel pump. Most likely it was just relays but there are a bunch of other electrical things that can go wrong.