

| Subject: | Re: Check those fuel lines! |
| From: | miguel pacheco |
| Date: | Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:47:15 -0600 |
Got it! Miguel I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas A. Edison On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 5:56 AM, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote: > 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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