John,
There may be a screw ( or a threaded hole if screw is missing)on the right side of the distributor body. I have an ‘89 and the ground wire attaches there.
Pat

> On Jun 13, 2021, at 10:27 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Got it. I found the nipple that hose attaches to and it is now connected. I
> do not see any place I can attach that brown/black striped wire to.
> 
>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 11:34 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> You might be right!
>> John,
>> There are 4 hoses to the FPR. 2 on the pressure side of things, the return
>> to the fuel tank, and the small line is a vacuum line to the intake
>> manifold. The purpose is to adjust fuel pressure to match manifold absolute
>> pressure, aka vacuum.
>> 
>> Dennis
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 12:09 PM
>> To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>> Subject: Re: Fuel flow regulator
>> 
>> Hey Dennis,
>> 
>> You think John might be referring , cut hose, to the fabric covered vacuum
>> line from press reg to the intake plenum?
>> 
>> Alistair
>> 
>>> On Jun 13, 2021, at 9:01 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The center port on the fuel pressure regulator is the return to the
>> fuel tank. The brown wire with the black strip in the distributor narness
>> is the most important ground for the Fuel injection and ignition system. It
>> is also the reference for the O2 circuit. Often this is placed under one of
>> the breather tower screws. The plastic tower makes for a lousy connection.
>> I usually place this under one of the FPR mounting screws.
>>> 
>>> Dennis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
>> John Rodgers
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 11:53 AM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Fuel flow regulator
>>> 
>>> OK, Vanagon Gang, I am ready to star the 2.1 litre engine in my ,91
>> Carat, but i have found two things that have me puzzld and I don't know
>> where they go.
>>> 
>>> (1) there is a very short piece of hose on the back of the fuel
>> regulator.
>>> It appears to have been cut. It would be  easy fix, but Bentley is as
>> clear as mud for the use of that hose and where it should attach opposite
>> the regulator. Page 24.46 I think. Any ideas?
>>> 
>>> (2) in the bundle of four wire that go to the hall sender connector,
>> there are three that go into the connector itself. There is a fourth wire -
>> brown with black stripe - with a loop fitting on the end. Definitely looks
>> like a screw goes thru it to ground it somewhere, but I can't find a
>> reference to it or where it goes. ANY ideas would be appreciated!
>> 
>>