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maillemaker
Oct 07, 2019Explorer
Check this out:
http://www.429-460.com/t18331-460-fi-problem
Sounds like my problem exactly.
http://www.429-460.com/t18331-460-fi-problem
Yes. In fact, after I replaced the tank pump (low-pressure), we had the problem again, and a shop replaced the high pressure pump on the frame rail below the driver's door because they said it was running a little low. They subsequently tested all the pressures, and they were fine.
I kept a FP gauge attached to the Schrader valve on the fuel rail during one trip after that. It ran at the correct pressure (I think it was 50 psi, but that was a couple of months ago, so that may not be exact); however, as soon as I climbed a long hill in heat over 85 degrees F, the pressure dropped to zero and stayed that way through multiple attempts to restart. When I pressed the release valve on the gauge, I got nothing more than a few spurts and drips of fuel; I was halfway expecting to get a high-pressure burst of boiled fuel, but got nothing like that.
After about 45 minutes, though, I was able to start it just fine, the pressure went immediately back up to 50, and we were on our way again. That happened three or four times in one trip, and it was always the same: a drop to zero FP in a hot climb, a 45-minute wait, and a no-problem start with FP at specs until the next big climb. It has never happened except when very hot, and then only when climbing long hills. No engine overheat, though.
I got as far as removing the fuel lines from the single-function reservoir (small canister that holds fuel between the low-pressure and high-pressure pumps, similar to the function of a carb bowl in non-EFI systems); however, by the time I got all that figured out, it was working again, so I could not isolate the point at which fuel is failing to flow. And now the weather is cold, so it will probably not happen until next summer. There seems to be no way to check for the problem except when it is failing.
Sounds like my problem exactly.
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