

| Subject: | Re: Check those fuel lines! |
| From: | Benny boy |
| Date: | Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:56:53 -0400 |
Mark is right, sorry, this picture with the reg. is a test we did for late Subaru engine conversion . I was just trying to show the grommet shape. Ben On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:46:12 -0700, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: >That way is not so good for waterboxers. The design VW used flows extra >fresh cool fuel through the rails past the injectors at all times when >the engine is running and thus pushes any bubbles or what have you right >by and then up to the regulator which also acts as a tee and they exit >back harmlessly to the tank. So air is purged out of the system rather >than being trapped and pushed to the injectors. When a very hot engine >is shut off the fuel in the lines close to the head will get very hot >and can vaporize inside the lines and VW's hose system pushes that vapor >out the return line instead of through the injectors. The constant extra >flow keeps the fuel temps more constant as well. > >Mark > >
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