Fuel rail pressure bleed down
I'm trying to figure out why I need to crank the engine over for about 5 seconds before the truck finally starts. I hooked up a pressure gauge to the fuel rail and it showed 0psi. Turned the key to run and it shot up to about 35 on both tanks. Started it up for a few mins then shut it down. Pressure returned to 0 in about 5-10 seconds.
Is this an issue or normal operation? |
That is not normal and suggests it has one of a couple possible issues, either a leaking injector which can be confirmed buy reading the spark plugs and looking for the wet or really sooty one, or you have a bad check or shuttle valve in one or both gas tanks.
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Thank you for the reply. I'm hoping this will help me figure out the idle surge issue also.
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The check valve is in the HP (High Pressure) fuel pump that is mounted on the frame. You do not have any valves inside the fuel tanks.
You will need to replace the the HP fuel pump if the injectors and the FPR (Fuel Pressure Regulator) are OK. |
Originally Posted by subford
(Post 16283603)
The check valve is in the HP (High Pressure) fuel pump that is mounted on the frame. You do not have any valves inside the fuel tanks.
You will need to replace the the HP fuel pump if the injectors and the FPR (Fuel Pressure Regulator) are OK. |
Originally Posted by lana-phillip
(Post 16283634)
Hi, I have a question plz tell me how to bleed air from my 1987 ford bronco full size!???
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Originally Posted by Conanski
(Post 16283655)
Is it EFI or carb?
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If you are talking about the fuel system you just turn the key on and off a few times.
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Originally Posted by subford
(Post 16284589)
If you are talking about the fuel system you just turn the key on and off a few times.
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Originally Posted by lana-phillip
(Post 16284606)
When I purge it air sprays out. I can purge until gas comes out and the air comes out again o the fuel line??
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The fuel system on this truck is a bit more complicated with the frame mounted resovoir/switching valve and also the dual stage fuel pumps. I suspect either you have a dead in-tank pump or there is something wrong with the "switching valve" which is officially known as a single function resovoir or dual function resovoir depending if the truck has 1 or 2 tanks.
Normally if both pumps are working then this system moves a lot more fuel than the engine can use so most of the time it's just dumped right back in the tank and there is simply no way air can get in the lines. |
Originally Posted by Conanski
(Post 16285113)
The fuel system on this truck is a bit more complicated with the frame mounted resovoir/switching valve and also the dual stage fuel pumps. I suspect either you have a dead in-tank pump or there is something wrong with the "switching valve" which is officially known as a single function resovoir or dual function resovoir depending if the truck has 1 or 2 tanks.
Normally if both pumps are working then this system moves a lot more fuel than the engine can use so most of the time it's just dumped right back in the tank and there is simply no way air can get in the lines. |
You have no switching valve on a 1987 ford Bronco full size with one tank and with EFI and a 302 motor.
But you should have a fuel reservoir mounted on the frame. It could be broken or missing the big "O" ring for the cup. OR a bad fuel line connection to the between the high pressure pump and the single tank Reservoir. The single tank Reservoir: http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...kReservoir.jpg http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psd8474cd6.jpg / |
Originally Posted by subford
(Post 16285669)
You have no switching valve on a 1987 ford Bronco full size with one tank and with EFI and a 302 motor.
But you should have a fuel reservoir mounted on the frame. It could be broken or missing the big "O" ring for the cup. OR a bad fuel line connection to the between the high pressure pump and the single tank Reservoir. The single tank Reservoir: http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...kReservoir.jpg http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psd8474cd6.jpg / |
Originally Posted by lana-phillip
(Post 16285707)
It's actually an 1987 but thy changed the motor that was originally on it to a 1996 one.
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