I need help with a recently acquired Syclone. I think I will have to give some background on it so you completely understand what I'm up against. So here we go..
I am a total noob to the SyTy's but do have a mechanical background.
My grandson is in the Navy and bought this truck in June of 2008 while stationed in Virginia. It is #1757 and when he bought it, it had 19000 miles on it and was nearly perfect. See post http://www.syty.net/forums/showthrea...highlight=1757. He had it a few months and decided he wanted to start modding it so it would go fast and jump high... lol After his father and me both begged him to leave it stock he went ahead and did the mods. He installed a Turbonetics Turbo, RPM 38mm WG, chip, injectors (I think 55#), 3" downpipe and exhaust, Walbro 255LTR fuel pump and reg, AEM Tru Boost Gauge type controller, and some other stuff. Well after he and his friends completed all the installations the truck would not start. He has since removed all the above except the FP and reg and put the stock stuff back on and it still wouldn't start. So he gave up and continued to make payments on it while it set. In the 6 years he had it it was driven 4000 miles as it now has slightly under 23000 miles on it. He was deployed and away for some of that time and just never got back on the truck. He was recently transferred to California and had no where to store the truck and I traded him one of my Harleys for it. He also bought a 2600 - 2800 stall converter that was never installed and still in the box. So now I need some advise from y'all..
The truck has been setting for several years. I drained all the lubricants and replaced them with new, installed new battery and some hoses, new plugs, etc. I cranked the engine to distribute the oil but was not expecting it to start because there are still some vacuum hose issues. The current problem is it is not getting any fuel. After searching the forum I learned how to test the pump with the terminal near the distributor. I get a clicking/clunking sound from the fuel pump but it doesn't run and I have no fuel pressure. I have this strange feeling that the reason the truck wouldn't start after all the mods is because it wasn't getting fuel. I searched the forums again and found the directions on removing the truck bed and replacing the pump. Prior to going all that trouble I wanted to check and see if anyone has any ideas. When I use the test connector should I get fuel pressure at the rail? I don't.. Do I need the ignition on or anything to get pressure to the rail or does the test terminal bypass any regulators, switches, etc? Is there any other things I could try prior to removing the bed and swapping out the old/new Walbro pump? Any other advise is also welcomed. I will prolly be getting rid of all the performance stuff if anyone is interested.
Sorry about the long rambling on post but I thought you may need the background info to help me out. Thanks in advance for any and all help..
I am a total noob to the SyTy's but do have a mechanical background.
My grandson is in the Navy and bought this truck in June of 2008 while stationed in Virginia. It is #1757 and when he bought it, it had 19000 miles on it and was nearly perfect. See post http://www.syty.net/forums/showthrea...highlight=1757. He had it a few months and decided he wanted to start modding it so it would go fast and jump high... lol After his father and me both begged him to leave it stock he went ahead and did the mods. He installed a Turbonetics Turbo, RPM 38mm WG, chip, injectors (I think 55#), 3" downpipe and exhaust, Walbro 255LTR fuel pump and reg, AEM Tru Boost Gauge type controller, and some other stuff. Well after he and his friends completed all the installations the truck would not start. He has since removed all the above except the FP and reg and put the stock stuff back on and it still wouldn't start. So he gave up and continued to make payments on it while it set. In the 6 years he had it it was driven 4000 miles as it now has slightly under 23000 miles on it. He was deployed and away for some of that time and just never got back on the truck. He was recently transferred to California and had no where to store the truck and I traded him one of my Harleys for it. He also bought a 2600 - 2800 stall converter that was never installed and still in the box. So now I need some advise from y'all..
The truck has been setting for several years. I drained all the lubricants and replaced them with new, installed new battery and some hoses, new plugs, etc. I cranked the engine to distribute the oil but was not expecting it to start because there are still some vacuum hose issues. The current problem is it is not getting any fuel. After searching the forum I learned how to test the pump with the terminal near the distributor. I get a clicking/clunking sound from the fuel pump but it doesn't run and I have no fuel pressure. I have this strange feeling that the reason the truck wouldn't start after all the mods is because it wasn't getting fuel. I searched the forums again and found the directions on removing the truck bed and replacing the pump. Prior to going all that trouble I wanted to check and see if anyone has any ideas. When I use the test connector should I get fuel pressure at the rail? I don't.. Do I need the ignition on or anything to get pressure to the rail or does the test terminal bypass any regulators, switches, etc? Is there any other things I could try prior to removing the bed and swapping out the old/new Walbro pump? Any other advise is also welcomed. I will prolly be getting rid of all the performance stuff if anyone is interested.
Sorry about the long rambling on post but I thought you may need the background info to help me out. Thanks in advance for any and all help..
