wont get gas

[grantjp]

OK I got my newly bought country yard find, 88 festiva lx home and digging on in.
Its been setting for five years+ , so before any thing I pulled the fuel pump and sucked out a small amount of bad gas. Tested the pump and its done so Ive got one ordered.
Next I disconnected fuel line and filter( gonna replace). I got itching to hear it run Somehow so I sprayed gas into the intake and turned it over and she runs!
So I wanted to see if injectors works so I tried pouring gas into the piece of line to the fuel rail and I hooked up an air hose first 5psi then 10 then 15 and no luck she won't run.

So I pulled injectors and tested theem buy hooking up a charge and blowing through , they all work.
I even ran injector cleaner through them and I did pour alil marvel oil in each plug hole a while before start up.
But the only way she runs is with gas sprayed into intake.
Any suggestions while I wait for the pump!?

[grantjp]

Intake valves stuck?

[william]

5 psi won't do it I'm not sure if any amount with an air hose will.
It's like 40 to the rail stock. You could check for injector click with a length of garden hose and someone to turn it over.
Using the hose like a stethoscope you should be able to hear them clicking.

[grantjp]

Now they clicked when I hadem off.
What would cause my system not to send power to them I wonder?

[heavyMetal]

Fuse? Clutch safety switch? Tumbler switch? neutral safety switch?

Lots of Safety stuff built into these ya gotta check it all.

[ratorrey]

I am confused. I thought the 88 was carb engine

[william]

Wow I didn't catch that I just read right over it, everything else he said was efi related lol

[grantjp]

Yes door says 88 and it is efi, automatic trans , like I say she will fire up only with gas sprayed into the intake. I know the injectors work because I had all four off and tested.

[scitzz]

Yes door says 88 and it is efi, automatic trans , like I say she will fire up only with gas sprayed into the intake. I know the injectors work because I had all four off and tested.

Sounds like the date would be late 88 and it's an 89 model.

Running around outside the asylum again with my tappy talky appy

[grantjp]

I have discovered that I am not getting power at the injectors. Relay? Switch? Computer brain? What
I Don't know!?

[grantjp]

But for some reason I am getting continuity at each pig tail, which I don't think I should

[grantjp]

no power at injectors

I have discovered I have no power at my injectors.
Can any one think of what will cause this.

[dalebwilson]

Check the EGI fusible link. It is located near the drivers shock tower in the engine bay. IIRC, it is the power supply for fuel injection.

[shadetree]

Finger the vaf ... Did you get a fuel pump yet ?

[WmWatt]

AFAIK fuel injection with auto trans didn't come in until half 'way through '89 model year.
Which, of course, is irrelevant to the gentlman's problem.