what can cause fuel not to enter fuel rails?

1994 FORD MUSTANG
130,000 MILES
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ERICKA52
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I have a 94 ford mustang gt 5.0 changed fuel pump filter wires rotter cap distributer cap checked pressure regulator. I'm gettin fuel to regulator but no fuel to fuel rail please help
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:04 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the fuel pressure if its within specs-start here
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:08 PM
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ERICKA52
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I get pressure to regulator just not to the fuel rail
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:14 PM
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ERICKA52
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No fuel at the check valve
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:16 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the fuel pressure with a gauge and then comeback with the readings
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:25 PM
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ERICKA52
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no reading doesn't move at all
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:27 PM
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ERICKA52
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When I took regulator off it had lots of pressure behind it but stopped there. Could fuel rail be clogged?
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:29 PM
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What do you mean by this: no reading doesn't move-hook up a fuel pressure gauge to the fuel rail test port and turn key on-what's the reading
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:29 PM
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ERICKA52
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Zero no reading there no pressure
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:32 PM
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ERICKA52
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Needle didn't move with car on
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:34 PM
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ERICKA52
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no one can figure this out
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:46 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the fuel pump seems to me its dead or its not turning on-
Jun 21, 2012 at 9:51 PM
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ERICKA52
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Fuel pump turns on I. Got fuel to regulator
Jun 21, 2012 at 10:24 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Spray some carbuerator cleaner in the throttle body and see if it'll start up-if so injectors are not pulsing-
Jun 21, 2012 at 10:31 PM
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ERICKA52
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Yes it starts with starter fluid u can hear injectors cycling
Jun 21, 2012 at 10:36 PM
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when you installed the pump, did you make sure you installed the hoses correctly>>

pressure on the wrong side of the regulator would be caused by this.

does not make sense with no pressure at the port but at the regulator.

Roy
Jun 21, 2012 at 11:13 PM
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ERICKA52
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It was put in correctly by mechanic do u think rail is clogged
Jun 22, 2012 at 12:16 AM
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nope. if a tech did it, did you return to him to re check his work??

Roy
Jun 22, 2012 at 12:26 AM
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I want the fuel pressure reading now-what do you have on it?
Jun 22, 2012 at 6:22 AM
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