Mark, Is that fuel line hump in a spot that would be advantageous to either have the van pointed up or downhill if you have less than 2 gallons of gas to put in the tank? Jeff
On Dec 6, 2006, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 20:16:38 -0800 > From: Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> > Subject: Re: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak > > No, there was no air lock in the FI system. The problem was the air > lock > in the line before the fuel pump, inside the tank. The fuel line > INSIDE > the tank has a hump in it. If you run out of fuel you need to add a > lot > of fuel to the tank before the fuel level is high enough reach over > the > top of the hump and supply liquid fuel to the pump. The pump is not > designed to pump air or fumes, it is designed to pump fuel. > > Removing the bolt from the fuel rail tee allowed air out of the > line so > the pump could have an easier time priming itself without pressurizing > the air in the line as it struggled to suck fuel up over the hump and > down to the pump. It is not good for the pump to be run dry. > Raising the > fuel level in the tank high enough would have made it's job easier and > not risked damaging the pump running it while it was dry. > > Mark |
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