I HAVE A 1974 XKE SERIES III V 12---IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE. LAST WEEK I STARTED IT TO PULL IT IN THE GARAGE. I HAD TO CHOKE IT TO GET IT STARTED. I PULLED INTO THE GARAGE IMMEDIATELY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE CHOKE STILL PULLED OUT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM BUT THOUGHT I WOULD MENTION.
THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START-- THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND I CHECKED FOR SPARK AND FOUND IT. I SMELLED GAS SO I LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THINKING IT WAS FLOODED-- I TRIED STARTING IT SEVERAL TIMES OVER A FEW DAYS PERIOD TO NO AVAIL. I THEN LET IT SET A WEEK AND TRIED AGAIN WITH NO RESULTS. I REMOVED, ONE AT A TIME, THE HOSES EXITING THE FUEL PUMP AND TURNED THE ENGINE OVER. NO GAS CAME OUT OF THE HOSES. THE CAR, BY THE WAY, HAS OVER 1/2 TANK OF GAS.
AFTER TRYING TO START THE CAR, I PULLED A COUPLE PLUGS AND THEY WERE DRY. IT APPEARS NO FUEL IS COMING FROM THE PUMP. I TESTED FOR POWER TO THE PUMP AND FOUND NONE. I WOULD, VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU HAVE BEFORE I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP--ONE MECHANIC SAID CHECK THE FUSE, ANOTHER SAID THERE IS NO FUSE BUT POINTS INSTEAD, ANOTHER SAYS FUSE/RELAY OR INERTIA CUT OFF SWITCH?
iS THERE A WAY I CAN TEST THE PUMP BY, FOR EXAMPLE, WIRING IT DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY OR USING A BATTERY CHARGER. IF I USE A BATTERY CHARGER, WHAT AMP SHOULD I SET IT ON. DO YOU KNOW THE AMP RATING FOR THE PUMP AS I DON'T WANT TO FRY IT
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