Did the new injector o-ring install yesterday, and ever sence i have had real long crank time to fire, then a quick romp romp and she runs fine. Am i still just working air out of the lines? or did i screw somthing up...lol

Run time so far, about 10mins low rpms(putting around), then did some hi-rpm passes(about four 1/4mile runs) and about 25 in town miles...


Edit: Cranks a good 7-10 seconds....new batteries as of the night before the o-rings and also installed new ford glowplugs...small amount of blue smoke on startup

 

Yes that is probably just the air getting itse;f out of the system. After doing Jim's injectors up in CT in october, it took him a ride to the airport and the air was still working itself out. Give it some time and if the problem persists, let us know.

 

Takes up to and over 100 miles to get all the air and crap out... Drive it.

 

Yep -- it'll take a couple days. Even after idling for 15-30 mins in the driveway and driving 10 miles, it still took a while to crank the next time.

 

Answer from Ford tech line on this when they came out...put your foot on the floor until it clears up. I did tons of o-rings on the old ones. It would take about 20miles of WOT running then they would pop and run great.

 

thanks for the reply, i will try to get some more drive time in on the truck...christmas is comming time for a road trip!!!!

 

I agree it takes a bit to work all the air out. I disagree it affects starting time once you fire it the first time. I have had my injectors out several times. Once it starts, the long starting thing is gone for the most part. It usually fires pretty quick the second time. It may not have all the air worked out of the fuel rail but the oil is there or it would not have started the first time.

Just throwing that out there in case your hard starting persists..

 

Mine did, Mike, for quite a while. After I put my sticks in, I drove it about 10 miles, stopped to grab some food, and when I came back out, it took a little bit for the ICP to hit 500 again (two cranks). Weird. More differences between trucks.....