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Title: Sidekick TBI fuel problem
Post by: Jonny Rash on February 05, 2007, 10:02:41 PM

Hey guys,

I finally got some good weather to finish off the engine install in a 1992 Sidekick.  I've got everything bolted and hooked back up.  The engine turns over just fine, however, I've got no fuel -the TBI is not streaming fuel out at all-it is bone dry. 

Here are the facts:

1) I removed the TBI fuel inlet pipe to verfiy that the fuel pump was working.  Fuel streamed out of the pipe so the pump is working.

2) When I got the Sidekick the engine ran as well as it could for 3 cylinders and a 5" hole in the side of block.  So it appears that the FI system worked fine just a few months ago (SEP). 

3) The donor engine I swapped comes from a 1992 Geo Tracker that rolled over.  The engine was in that vehicle and ran well before it was pulled.  The donor engine did sit in an enclosed shed for 4 years though before I installed it into this Kick.   

4) Both the Sidekick and Tracker were automatic so I used the Tracker intake manifold & TBI instead of swapping over the Sidekick stuff since they appear to be identical. 

Questions:
1) Can a TBI go bad if it sits for a few years? 

2) I plan on trying to swap over the TBI tomorrow (putting the original Kick back on).  However, I do not have TBI gasket.  Should I put this off until I have a new gasket to install the TBI with or can I reuse the old one?

Any suggestions are greatly welcomed!

Title: Re: Sidekick TBI fuel problem
Post by: Rhinoman on February 06, 2007, 04:47:39 AM

Could be a dirty injector, old fuel can break down and the residue clogs stuff up.