troubleshooting a taurus

[Ron Madurski]

:
:
:Sorry if this is a bit off subject.
:
:A coworker has paid an insane sum to a dealer to fix a problem which 
:hasn't gone away - and I believe that it should be a simple EFI 
:problem.
:
:The taurus has a very hard time starting after sitting overnite or 
:over perhaps 8-10 hours.  Takes a large amount of cranking with no 
:firing, then stumbles slowly to life.  Ambient temperature doesn't 
:seem to have any effect.  Computer reveals no fault codes, pump and 
:filter are good.
:
:Isn't there a fuel accumulator which should maintain fuel pressure 
:when sitting?  If this was faulty would it allow pressure to drop - 
:forcing the pump to charge the system again before it could start?

Yup and it's easy to check.  Put a pressure gauge on the fueln line in
and see if it drops while setting for awhile.

:
:Any insight would be appreciated
:
:TIA
:-mike
:mfahrion at bb-elec.com
:


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Ron Madurski      
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