Why would it lock up like this?
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Why would it lock up like this?
Ok, so I just got over the whole EGR problem with my 4.3. Was clogged with carbon causing my engine to run like it had a huge cam in it. While I was doing that i decided to take off the plenum and look at the fuel lines in there because I have heard of the common fuel leak in there as well. Sure enough there was a pin hole leaking fuel in there. Fixed that, replaced the gaskets, put all back together and it was running beautiful. After I go through all of this I decide to change the oil and brake pads, After I get done changing the oil and brake pads I take it out for a test drive, started a little hard but didnt really think anything of it, Im backing down the drive and the engine dies on me. I try to restart the engine and it rolls over about a turn and a half and locks up, I bumped the started a couple times and it rolled over again about another turn and locks up again. I understand engines pretty well but this one stumps me good. Any ideas/help?
#2
Are you sure you fixed the fuel leak? It almost sounds hydolocked, the cylinders filled with liquid of some kind. We had one do that to us when we put a new carb on and hooked the fuel line to a vacuum port and filled it with gas.
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You are life savers :-)
After taking your information I took the plenum back off to find I used the wrong kind of line, regular fuel line instead of fuel inj. line, which formed a leak. I changed the line, sucked out the gas, removed plugs and cleared cylinders, changed oil, and now it runs perfect once again. Thank you guys once again.
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How did you repair the line? Sounds like a bad repair. The only way to fix a leaking spider unit is to replace the leaking one with a new one. Anything else will continually fail.
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The first time i did do a bad repair. After having to go in a second time I spent a little more time making sure I did a much better job. It was not the spider pat that failed it was the main supply line (one of the big ones right next to what im assuming is a return line). Thanks for the help.
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