[urq] Fuel Accumulator Removal

[Ed Kellock]

This reminds me of my starting issues.  When the car has sat for an
intermediate amount of time, say from lunch bell to quitting time at
work, ti is very hard to start.  Cold starts are pretty good and warm
starts after a short sit are good too.

Cold start injector?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Hoffman" <tfh400036 at yahoo.com>
To: "Rich Letsinger" <rletsinger at gmail.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Fuel Accumulator Removal


> The fuel accumulator is there to hold pressure so when the engine is
hot, the fuel won't boil out of the lines. This is to prevent vapor
lock. If there is no pressure, the fuel will boil out of the lines,
and the car will take forever to start from hot - BTDT.
>
>  Don't know if your car requires it or not. I guess the question is,
does your car have another way to hold fuel pressure to the injectors
(a fuel press regulator, for ex.)? If so, you don't need it. If not,
the accumulator is necessary.
>
> Tony Hoffman
>
> Rich Letsinger <rletsinger at gmail.com> wrote:
> Howdy!
>
> Has anyone out there with a 20v or EFI converted 10v removed the
fuel
> accumulator? I understand that without CIS, it is no longer needed.
> I ask because I split one of the plastic-y lines while replacing my
> fuel pump. In replacing this line, I'm thinking about bypassing the
> accumulator.
>
> By the way, my plan is to get some decent fuel hose and clamp it to
> the existing barbed fittings. I figure about 80 PSI max fuel
> pressure, so do y'all think this is sufficient?
>
> Thanks,
> Rich
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