Car is a 1989 305 rs. I rebuilt my tbi with new injectors but the car still won’t run. Fuel pump primes and when I crack the fuel lines going to the tbi gas will come out but it’s not a forceful stream. The car will run when gas is poured into the tbi. I’m going to change the fuel filter. I have no history on the car other then it’s been off the road 5+ years. Any ideas would be awesome I’m hoping I don’t need to drop the tank!

 

no you need to test fuel pressure before doing anything else.

 

Inside the fuel tank is a little foam rubber coupler hose between the fuel pump and the steel line that comes out the top of tank-this hose often turns to black goo after a period of disuse and falls off...drop tank to fix...Use a "noid" light to check for power/injector pulse at the injector plugs.Is "check engine "light operation normal?Also remove and reinstall all the fuses in the fuse panel one by one-to restore good connections.

 

Do those "new" injectors actually spray?

 

yea they do.

 

As mentioned, you need to check fuel pressure. A dying pump can still give the illusion that the injectors are spraying normal.

 

Curious if this was ever resolved.

Being that the car sat for 5 years with likely ethanol in the fuel I would bet that it started to gum up. If it hasn't gummed up the sock on the fuel pump, surely the fuel filter needs to be replaced as you suggest, and I would highly recommend.

But before doing anything I would check fuel pressure. It should be 9 -13 psi. TBI's do have a bleed off so don't be surprised to watch the pressure drop once the fuel pump prime (2 seconds) stops.

Sadly though, it sounds like a fuel tank out, clean/flush and while I was there, I would suggest replacing the fuel sending unit, possibly the tank and fuel pump. I would flush the lines with some cleaner and compressed air.