

| Subject: | Re: A question for those smarter than me about Fuel pressure |
| From: | Greg Potts |
| Date: | Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:47:44 -0500 |
Hi Jeff, The additional volume will not affect fuel pressure. If you were restricting the flow of fuel, pressure would go up; this sometimes happens with a bad fuel pressure regulator. The engine will run rich as a result. But simply increasing the volume of fuel upstream of the FPR will not affect pressure. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop www.busesofthecorn.com www.pottsfamily.ca Jeff Lincoln wrote: > Hello list - > > Here is my question - it may seem a bit silly but I really don't know the > answer. > > Some of you may recall that a couple of weeks ago I had an issue with a bad > fuel line. So I replaced said line from the pump to the plastic firewall > fitting - while I was at it I removed that plastic POS and replaced it with > a brass coupler with a 5/16 barbed fitting on each end. > > My question is this: That brass fitting clearly has a bit larger of a > diameter on the inside than the stock plastic fitting. So my twisted little > mind was wondering if that additional "space" could cause a change (drop) in > fuel pressure? If it does would it be enough of a difference to notice in > the way the bus runs or fuel consumption? > > Like I said I could be off base with my little theory but I thought I'd ask > those of you who could tell me if I'm nuts or not. > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call this one Parts) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > --
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