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Old Mar 24, 2022 | 12:06 PM
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Post injector o ring replacement

The truck takes a minute to prime when trying to start after new injector o rings. It has oil and it sounds like it's struggling to idle but it will hold rpm. Only thing I can think of is when I drained the HPOP rails and air allowed the oil to clear the cylinders. Is there a built up pressure somewhere that I didn't release?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2022 | 02:49 PM
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Sounds like you still have air in the oil rails. After injector o ring replacement, it takes a while to clear the air from the oil rails. This will make the truck to crank longer before firing off. Once started, take the truck for a good run. It may take 50 miles or so to get all the air out of the oil rails.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2022 | 08:26 PM
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You need 100 miles of spirited driving.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2022 | 05:38 AM
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Beat the heck out of it.

Did you swap internal o-rings too?
(I ask this in every injector oring thread)
 
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