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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Applicant:
Scott Deraad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Scott DeRaad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for priming a fuel injected internal combustion engine with a returnless fuel system having a check valve and initiating a fuel pump with a command signal. After said initiation, adjusting said command signal as a sensed fuel pressure varies to achieve a fuel pressure and holding said command signal for a hold period after achieving said fuel pressure.