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Jaymarrino
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Jul 31, 2009, 2:20 AM

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possible air lock in fuel system... Sign In

can any1 give me a bit of a self help guide, so i think/I am hoping this is the prob i have is i have air caught in the fuel system as when i try to start the car its seems to go to start and runs for a few secs then chugs and cuts out. this first happened (except without the chugging) when i thought I needed to refill it yesterday as i Stupidly let the fuel go low, i was on a downward pointing steep hill when this happened it so i managed to push the car back onto drive which is total flat filled her up and tried to restart her there on the flat road but she still would'nt start. i know its my OWN fault but please is there any1 there who knows if there is anything i can do to repair this myself as i have been let down twice now by the mechanic who was supposed to original come to look at her yesterday.


Hammer Time
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Jul 31, 2009, 2:56 AM

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Re: possible air lock in fuel system... Sign In

 In tank fuel pumps are cooled and lubricated by the fuel in the tank. When you run a car out of gas, it pumps a lot of air through the pump which overheats it and causes some severe wear and many times, failure when they cool off.
You will need to use a fuel pressure gauge to verify this

They do not get air bound because it is a constantly circulating system.



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