mk1 cab problem

[bladerunner]

I moved house recently and had to start my much neglected 86 gti cab project car, its sat in the garage unstarted for around a year while I tried to convince myself I was still interested in getting it on the road despite buying it around 5 years ago and never actually using it, in the past I have changed filler neck, cleaned out the tank, put another metering head on it,changed the fuel pump/accumulator, plugs, injectors and distributor cap but that was 2 or 3 years back, now after a bit of a struggle I have got it started but its misfiring at anything above idle, the lift pump was very noisy so I put a new one on though I can still hear that humming a bit , so whats my problem ? fuel pump, accumulator or maybe injectors these replacement parts weren't new but the car was running OK when I originally fitted them, any experienced opinions appreciated, cheers.

[bladerunner]

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[GTI-BOY]

 Just a thought, are you still running on the petrol that was left in the tank? Thought I read somewhere that it can go stale, maybe turn watery??? Probably a stupid answer,,sorry :embarassed:

[bladerunner]

Fair point m8 but no, I put around £15 in it as it was practically empty, it runs a lot worse from cold and improves a bit when its hot but its still not right, thanks for the input though, the response has been disappointing up to now, perhaps another site would be more helpful.

[GTI-BOY]

 Can you test the injectors, basically taking out the fuel rail and holding it over a basin while you turn the engine over, I know it's not ideal as testing the spray pattern but if one is not opening then you can see it and will at least know if pump etc are working? I would also replace plugs and get a known good ht lead and swap it onto each plug to eliminate a dodgy lead? Have you chked the contacts in the distributor, clean up earths on engine? These are just simple chks but you never know? 

[rubjonny]

The flap in the metering head is very sensitive, it needs to be spot on or it wont run properly, pretty sure the Haynes as the correct setup procedure?

[bladerunner]

All good advice, the cars in a lockup at the moment, hoping to get it towed to my new place soon then I will work on it, I will check the injectors usually I do one at a time into a glass jar so I can observe the pattern, leads,plugs and dizzy are all OK I think, any other suggestions ?.