[alfa] Quick test to see if a Spica FI Pump is basically dead or alive?

["Jeffery S. Francom" <jfrancom@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have a quick question from a friend who is "off-list".  He has a 78 
Spider he is trying to get back on the road. The body restoration is 
fabulous!  But the engine only starts then promptly dies.... 
Having replaced the filters, he suspects the Spica FI pump went south on 
him.   It *did* have a rusty gas tank when he first ran it.  Though he 
fixed that, who knows what gunk got past the old filters, or what damage 
it may have done.

So my question.  Is there a simple way he could check to see if the FI 
pump is dead or alive?  I was thinking he could probably do one of 2 
things.  First, if he pulled the plugs and had someone turn it over, 
could he see (with a flashlight) the fuel getting injected? Would that 
be a good indication that the pump at least works? That maybe it just 
needs adjustment?

My other thought was, perhaps he could loosen the injectors where they 
screw into the head.... Wouldn't fuel seeping out from the loose 
connection give a good indication?

Any thoughts?

Many Thanks,
Jeffery Francom
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