Re: Troublesome ur-quattro

["Frank J. Bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 07:28 PM 10/19/98 GMT, Phil Payne wrote:
>Only inexplicable peculiarity - if you disconnect the fuel injection in
>the approved manner, _very_ little fuel escapes.  Two or three minutes
>later, the contents of the accumulator seem to erupt out of the supply
>line like a fountain.

i would plumb your fuel gauge inline beween the filter and the fd and
observe the pressure at the rev limits.
then watch again when the fuel finally dumps after you disconnect.
compare this response with readings from your urq.

i'm guessing the spring behind the diaphragm in the accumulator is getting
stuck in its bore.
perhaps fp pressure is not keeping up with demand at the top end and the fa
is getting starved.
then the spring pops loose after 2-3 minutes.
of course, i would also expect starting problems with a bad fa...

frank