I am a new member from New Hampshire, USA.
I recently purchased a 1983 320i from a friend of a friend. It has not run for approximately 25 years. The transmission was sold from the car several years ago so I need to find a 5 speed with manual speedo provision. That is a problem for another day as I want to make sure I can get it running first.
I first checked to make sure the engine spun freely, then checked for spark and it has spark so ignition seems to be in order.
Next I pulled fuel injectors and found no fuel from the injectors. I did not hear fuel pump run.
I pulled the internal fuel pump and hooked it to a battery and it does not work at all.
I then removed the external pump and it also is dead.
I looked in the tank and it had quite a bit of corrosion so I pulled both tanks from the car and I am in the process of cleaning and sealing them. I have orders fuel pumps, fuel pressure accumulator and a filter. When I finish the tanks, I will put it all back together and hopefully fuel distribution box will be good otherwise that will be the next project.
While I have the tanks out, I will replace the brake lines to the rear brakes. They are badly corroded so I will replace the hard lines between the two sides as well as the rubber hoses. The drums and shoes are in good shape so I reconditioned all the internal parts to the rear brakes and square that all away before reinstalling the tanks.
That is where I am at this point, hopefully I can get it running and then I will start to think about a transmission. Hopefully I can find one.
The car is in pretty good condition with no serious rust and just need some minor body work and a good polish. The hood needs a respray but not sure I will even do that. My goal for the car is to make a nice reliable driver and have fun with it.
Future plan would be to look at all bushings, control arms, suspension and really get it back to a solid, comfortable ride. I am very much open to advice, tips and tricks, ideas and opinions.
Pictures can be found here:
https://ImageEvent.com/happy_dan/dantoys/1983bmw320i
