Silly little fuel routing question

Huw Powell human747 at attbi.com
Thu Apr 18 14:20:36 EDT 2002


> The fuel pump delivers a large surplus of fuel to keep the pressure up.
> The fuel distributor (metering head? regulator?) meters out what the
> injectors need.  What happens to the rest?
>
> Does it circulate back to the tank?

Yes, via the return line.  In my 90Q when I turn it off I can sometimes
hear the "leftover" fuel still running back into the tank.

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Huw Powell

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