Help needed: Boxter fails to restart after rebuild / windows no longer work

[evomind]

My best guess is the timing is off. Maybe try advancing or retarding it by 5 degrees or so and see what happens.

[Jamesp]

Originally Posted by evomind

My best guess is the timing is off. Maybe try advancing or retarding it by 5 degrees or so and see what happens.

2003 Boxster 3.2. Are you referring to the valve timing? It was spot on though that is one thing I'm going to have to double check if the old gas thing doesn't work out.

I'm thinking I can empty the tank by pulling the rear pressure line and powering the tank pump with jumpers That serves the double purpose of emptying the high pressure side and the tank.

[kcpaz]

My bet is the 3 year old fuel. That's old...

[evomind]

Originally Posted by kcpaz

My bet is the 3 year old fuel. That's old...

I didn't realize the fuel was that old......

[Jamesp]

Complete fuel change out is the next step. That will elimnate one possible problem. If no joy there, what next? Any suggestions?

[BYprodriver]

Fuel more than a year old is a problem.

[Steve Tinker]

Originally Posted by Jamesp

Complete fuel change out is the next step. That will elimnate one possible problem. If no joy there, what next? Any suggestions?

Lacking a separate fuel pump and container bolted to the fuel rail, you can try the old method of temporarily removing the plugs and squirting (new) fuel into the cylinders and then see if the engine fires - if all OK it will run for just a second or two, but it proves things a timed right......
Because its a time constraint, maybe just squirt fuel into one bank of cylinders. It should only take 15 minutes to pull the plugs, blow in a tablespoon full of gas in each pot, install plugs and snap the coil packs back into place (without bolting them back onto the block).

[Jamesp]

The old fuel has got to go at this point as it is too much of an unknown. More than likely the light ends are gone so it won't start, especially when cold. To dump the old fuel I'm thinking of disconnecting the fuel quick disconnect at the bottom of the firewall and manually powering the fuel pump to empty the fuel tank into gas cans. Any thoughts or cautions on that?