Spent the day working on this '81 Mustang coupe with 200...sorry, 3.3L.
We cleaned out all cobwebs, checked fuel filter. put some tranny fluid in each cylinder, turned the crank by hand, hooked up a 1050cca battery and poured a little gas in the carb and cranked it over. It tried to fire but after trying for a few minutes there was no gas coming out.
$25 for a new fuel pump, 4' of fuel line, and 4 new stainless hose clamps and hooked it up.
We used the fuel line to run a line from the fuel pump inlet to a gas line.
Car started on the first crank. We let it run for about 30minutes. Oil pressure gauge showed fine, alternator was fine, no overheating or leaks. Was a quart low of ATF.
Next weekend we will use my kerosene hand pump to try and pump what little gas is still in the gas tank.
We will then fill the tank and then hook up the front brake lines and then it will be driveable.
I do have one question. We both noticed the coil seemed to get rather hot.
How warm does a coil usually get during running?
