Car has been sitting for a year or so and was running at that time

1989 VOLVO 780
120,000 MILES
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5920COMP
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car will not start right now unless starting fluid is sprayed in intake path. Believe injectors are not firing!
Dec 5, 2011 at 6:33 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Check fuel pump pressure.
Dec 5, 2011 at 6:34 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Could be if you check it with a noid lite
Dec 5, 2011 at 6:41 PM
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5920COMP
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I checked just by opening line to see if pump was pumping, because pump was not pumping at first. Is there a minimum pressure to trigger injectors to open?
Dec 5, 2011 at 9:48 PM
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5920COMP
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Thank you sir. Do you know pump pressure specifications?
Dec 5, 2011 at 10:27 PM
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RASMATAZ
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42 psi
Dec 5, 2011 at 11:37 PM
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5920COMP
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Thank you sir, I will check and confirm!
Dec 6, 2011 at 12:24 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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let us know what you find.
Dec 6, 2011 at 4:11 PM
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Will do!
Dec 7, 2011 at 2:21 PM
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