Silly question...How long can air be trapped...

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Silly question...How long can air be trapped...

Postby aspoonhour » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:27 pm

...in an injector line or injector?

Can air stay in an injector or line indefinately or can it disapate over time?

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Postby Begle1 » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:43 pm

If there is air in the injector line when the truck is parked, and you wait 6 months, there's still going to be air in the line when you come back.


Once you get it started, the air should dissipate out of the lines by itself.
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Postby sdstriper » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:42 pm

Should... I have had air stay in the fuel system after hours of running the engine at idle. Thinking it would kick it out thru the return lines. The only way I got it out so the truck would run and drive decent was to loosen the injector nuts an watch the fuel until no bubbles were visible.
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Postby aspoonhour » Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:47 pm

Thanks guys...

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