Same here. I never hit the actual starter until the fuel pump stops
pressurizing the line. Not that it would hurt anything, but it will
generally fire right up this way.
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: frank golembieski [mailto:editzero@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 2:27 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Fuel pressure loss?
when you first hit the key you will hear a whining
sound this is the fuel pump building preasure and the
preasure does bleed down after a few hours at least in
mine
Frank 94 5.2 sport
--- emailskip@webtv.net wrote:
> I don't drive my Dak every day, because my work
> provides me a van to
> drive home. I have noticed that when my Dak has been
> sitting a few days,
> it is hard to start. (It has to turn over a few
> seconds, before it
> fires) I have found that if I turn the key to on,
> and wait a coupe of
> seconds before turning to start, it will fire right
> away. Does this
> sound like the fuel pressure is bleeding off when it
> sits? Has anyone
> else noticed this? BTW, it's a 4.7L, auto (2700
> miles). I need to take
> it to the dealer soon, anyway, as I am getting the
> rear wheel flares
> replaced, but I thought I would check here first.
>
> Skip Goger
> Gresham, Or
> 2000 4X4 V8 AUTO
> CC SPORT+ IB
> Click below to visit my webpage
>
http://community.webtv.net/emailskip/TheDakotaWebPage
>
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