re. Fuel Distributor Connectors

[Ben Swann]

Marc,

When metering plate is lifted, you should have fuel spewing out the top and great gushes of fire hazard.  If not, then something is blocking fuel flow to the injector lines and your trouble is definately in the metering head.  You did a valid test - It may have been safer and saner to pull the injectors, but this did narrow the problem.

Did you experience resistance when air flow plate lifted, or did it rise with a slight amount of force?  

Ben

[Previously, in testing the fuel distributor and metering system I'd done the following:

Disconnect an injector line from the top of the distributor
Lift the air flow plate
Operate the fuel pump

At this point, since no fuel came out from the fuel distributor it was concluded that this was the failure point.

I'm wondering if the bolts that connect the injector lines aren't perhaps a special design that don't permit fuel to flow unless the lines themselves are connected...Does anyone know if this is the case or if this test seems valid?

Incidentally I've tested and there is fuel flowing both from the pump and back to the pump via the return line when the pump is activated.  Has not been pressure tested yet.

Marc]