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Subject:Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
From:Gregor Brandt
Date:Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:51:40 -0600

If the FI fire everytime a spark fires, and there are four plugs
sparking at different times, does that mean 3 times out of 4 we are
throwing fuel into a cylinder that is not firing?  Where does that
fuel go, is it wasted?

Gregor

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Ken Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote:
> Robert,
> That sounds like normal operation. The injectors fire every time a spark
> plug does. The fuel pump runs for a few second every time an injector fires.
> When the engine is running the pump never times out and runs continuously.
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
> in statu viae
>

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