Priming the fuel system
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Mountain Pass
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From: Pulaski, NY
Priming the fuel system
How to do it? I read a couple of old posts (welcome back search function!) that talked about removing fuse #9 and crank the engine a few times, wait 3 minutes, repeat...a lot. Is this how the factory would do it? I have replaced the fuel pump and had pulled out the fuel bowl for cleaning, so my system is pretty much empty. I was thinking along the lines of this:
Refill fuel bowl
Crank engine a few turns
Vent the system through the schrader valve - which will be moved to a higher point since I am installing a fuel pressure gauge.
Repeat as necessary
Would this work or are there better ways to do this?
Refill fuel bowl
Crank engine a few turns
Vent the system through the schrader valve - which will be moved to a higher point since I am installing a fuel pressure gauge.
Repeat as necessary
Would this work or are there better ways to do this?
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Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Silver Lake Dunes, MI
you should be good just to fill the bowl and crank and rest just a few times. it may even fire the first crank time with the bowl filled. shouldn't have to crank for a terrible long time. it may run bad for a minute but not too bad.
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