[urq] Warning about Fuel Pressure Accum.

[Ashley Cobain]

Please excuse my ignorance but what is the precise function of the fuel
accumulator?
It is supposed to maintain system pressure when the engine switched off? In
other words could this be my problem with cold starts? Hot starts are fine.
Mixture is not a problem during cold starts, once started. The warm up
regulator is working because the air fuel meter shows it is doing it's job.
The problem is that I have to crank it lots before it fires. Is this because
it has lost system pressure over night and I then have to crank for fuel
pump to restore pressure?

Look forward to receiving your thoughts

Keith

'87 WR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Gilmour" <quattroguy83 at yahoo.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:17 PM
Subject: [urq] Warning about Fuel Pressure Accum.


> Dear Audifans:
>
> My urq has been resting for a few weeks and I decided
> to give it a drive.
>
> I started it and let it run for awhile.  Before I got
> in I smelled fuel.  I looked around the car and
> noticed a drip from around the fuel pump.
>
> The fuel pressure accum. had sprung a leak and had
> been leaking for a while.  This could have been a big
> problem.  There was no real indication except fot the
> fuel smell.
>
> All you 83 urq owner should give it a look.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Robert
>
> 83 urq
> 83.5 urq
> 85 4000 racecar
> 97 A6
> 01 S4
> 67 911S
>
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