No fuel-1900 mile 86 barn find

[Nosecondz]

I have a new to me 1986 GL1200 interstate that has been sitting since 1991. I got from a coworker who fixed someone’s car and received it as payment. The carbs have been rebuilt and it has a new fuel pump and filter. The tank is completely shot so I ran a hose from a gas can to the filter. Also let me state not one fairing is in the bike as squirrels nested and I chucked them all the bike is currently naked as I try to get it to breath life on its own.

So here’s What I’ve got. When you spray hot shot in the a/f housing it runs and sounds great but will not run with out it. When I turn the switch to run, the pump will click once. When i crank it nothing no fuel comes out. Here’s where I’m confused when i take my test light to the pump(white wire) and crank it I get power and the pump works and shoots fuel out(i didn’t have it hooked up so i could see the flow) so why won’t it work without my test light? I checked the green wire ground is present. What steps would you guys try next?

[winguyjo]

continuity to ground doesn't necessarily mean GOOD ground. i have been fooled enough times that i got into the habit of removing/cleaning ground connections when there is an issue like that.

[Nosecondz]

Well after 29 years she lives! So it turns out there was just some old fuel left in the lines that went into the fresh carbs. Once I emptied the bowls she fired right up!

[nwkwinger]

I'm glad that it was a fairly simple fix.

[Goldenponyboy]

Post some pics of it. I want to see what a 1900 mile barn find looks like.

[Nosecondz]

Post some pics of it. I want to see what a 1900 mile barn find looks like.

It’s not as glorious as you’d think. Rodents nested in the fairings and it was filthy I stripped it down as soon as I got it home. It was in the north East all oxidized and a touch of rust. It’s going to take some time work.

[julimike54]

Sounds like one a guy now has, he named it Ratsnest...
Doesn't look like one anymore