Fuel system

Tiny
MICHAELDV
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  • 2001 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
  • 4.6L
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 1,770,160 MILES
Is it possible to have an airlock in the fuel rail?
Thursday, October 8th, 2020 AT 5:58 PM

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Tiny
KASEKENNY
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It is not common in regular passenger vehicles. This is more common on race applications or off road vehicles. Basically what happens is when the fuel heats up and returns the tank it can actually increase the temp of the fuel. When this happens there is a chemical reaction or change and the fuel will start to create a vapor lock in the rail.

Your vehicle has a return fuel system so this is possible. What is the detail about the issue and we can try to figure out what the issue is.

The way to solve the vapor lock is to add insulators for the rail. They are pretty common on the internet.
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Thursday, October 8th, 2020 AT 6:05 PM
Tiny
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Okay, I had to replace the intake manifold gasket when I got it running the idle is poor and it set lean code for bank 1 and 2 stayed that way on a 40 mile trip. When I went to check the fuel pressure a lot of air came out when I was hooking up the gauge fuel pressure is 50lbs and it started to run better. There is no return line on this fuel system.
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Thursday, October 8th, 2020 AT 6:20 PM
Tiny
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So do you still have the lean codes since you found 50 PSI? Have you checked the engine over for vacuum leaks? I assume that is how you found the intake gaskets but clearly lean on both banks is most likely unmetered air coming in.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/repair-lean-mixture-codes-p0171-or-p0174-on-some-manufacturers

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge
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Thursday, October 8th, 2020 AT 7:40 PM

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