Amps1956

I have 87 2.8 been sitting I'm guessing for a few years fuel pump actually still working and it turns over but no spark i am planning on ditching this motor but I would like to be able to move car around till I'm ready I am not to familiar with these this is my 1st bird but what should I look for to start with like I said appears to get fuel no fire thanks in advance

Amps1956

No body ??

TomP

Hey, I'm doing the same; my 86 2.8 has sat for about 6 years. Time goes by so fast! Had to replace my fuel pump, now I have spark but think my fuel's gone bad.

Do you know why the car was parked for years? That could be a clue too. Or did anyone work on it since it was parked? (#1 cylinder on a 2.8 is front passenger cylinder, not like a v8)

No spark could be a few things, start easy first. Find the spark coil, there's a black 2-wire connector that goes to the spark module in the distributor (picks up the pulses and says when to fire the coil), and a gray connector that's basically +12 and ground (power supply for the coil). Unhook the gray connector, then turn the key to "on" (not cranking), and put a voltmeter between the gray connector's pink/black wire (+) and battery negative. Does the meter say +12 volts?

Amps1956

I got it from a guy that took apart to paint then lost interest he said it ran but has been sitting several years