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Old 03-20-2009, 02:27 PM   #24
Easy Rider
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Re: Hey alancorcoran, Look here

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Originally Posted by Sarris
Easy, I always understood that on a sealed pressurized EFI, when you run the closed sealed system completely dry, you have to crank the motor over a bit to relieve air from the empty line so it can re-fill with fuel. The fuel pump is always on when the key is on, right??
OK....yes....the fuel pump would run and pressurize the "rail" but there might be an air bubble at the end, right next to the actual injectors.

So, you are in fact right that cranking the engine more than "normal" might be necessary but I highly doubt that it would be "minutes". :biggrin:
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