Date:         Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:01:30 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Stranded
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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