my 280 zx won't turn over

[Guest Anonymous]

i bought a 79 280zx hybrid and it didn't run when i got it

the guy i bought it from said that it need a fuel pump and the intake boots

 

so i bught a fuelpump from my friend adam and the boots from his 83 208zx and put them on but the boot spit that gose on the manafold so i sicone the hell out of it and raped it in duct tape to stop the leak but it stilll won't crank over what should i do

[Mike kZ]

When you say "won't crank" , do you mean the engine is not turning over at all, or that the engine cranks, but won't start?

[Guest bobnagga]

you know that gas eats straight through silicone and duct tape, right? I know. I've tried it.

 

But you may want to check and see if you got fuel pressure at the rails. That is, take the fuel line off where it turns into the injector rails and turn the key on. if the pump is working, you should hear it in the back of the car, and gas should pour all over.

 

If you got gas, check the fuel pressure regulator. Check the injectors themselves... if it even has injectors. What kind of hybrid did you say it was?

Did you put gas in it? maybe when you bought it, the guy failed to tell you that the guage doesn't work?

Check the filters. Check the timing. Check the plugs, wires, cap & rotor. Just the basics.

[Guest bobnagga]

oh, and if its a hybird, did the guy even bother to switch computers and wiring harness? If he didn't, there is no chance in hell that it will ever run unless you convert it back over to strictly mechanical.