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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 01:37 AM
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Fuel Pressure Question

Hopefully a quick question.

I put a scraeder valve on the fuel bowl test port.




Today, I purchased a fuel injection pressure guage from HF and got the following results on the guage:
  1. With the key in the off position, I get no pressure reading.
  2. With the key in the on position with the engine off, I get
    • 56 lbs of pressure for the first 20 seconds (presumably while the pump is filling the fuel bowl); and
    • 0 lbs of pressure thereafter (presumably after the pump shuts off).
  3. WIth the key in the on position with the engine running, I get 56 lbs of pressure.
My question is whether I should lose fuel pressure after the fuel pump stops cycling (i.e., after the 20 seconds when the key has been in the on position and the engine has not turned over)? I have been having a hard time starting and I'm wondering if this might be a problem.

Thank you.

David
 
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 03:53 AM
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All tests are normal. Zero pressure when fuel pump is off.
 
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Those are the correct readings. The most important reading is fuel pressure while on power.
 
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