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Old 06-30-2010, 02:56 PM
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Re: 2000 Windstar not accelerating

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Originally Posted by tomj76 View Post
The fuel pump is supposed to run for 2-3 seconds when you first turn the key on, before you attempt to start the engine.

The fuel pressure (~40 psi) should be maintained for several minutes after the pump shuts off. If not (intially high but bleads dow quickly), there is a leak. The leak could be the check valve in the pump, an injector, or the fuel pressure regulator, or a hose leak. If it's never high to start, then the pump is bad, or there is a blockage. Logical places to look for blockage are the fuel filter and the inlet screen on the pump.

I think you should resolve the fuel pressure reading you're getting. This could be an indication to the cause of the symptoms that you see.
Thanks for your help, I will check everything later today or tomorrow morning. This morning I turned on the van and it works fine, I was maneuvering to make some space for the other car when I put the van in neutral and the started reving up, it was doing about 2000-2500 RPM's, could this indicate maybe a MAF problem? I haven't tested it yet, just cleaned it, I will test it soon.
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