Date:         Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:42:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Caston/Payne <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
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From:         Caston/Payne <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
Subject:      Fuel line relocating
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Vinnie has new fuel lines (within 1.5 years) so I'm not too worried;
but, with all the talk about the importance of maintaining/replacing
the fuel lines etc., I'm surprised that we aren't talking about
relocating the majority of the lines to reside somewhere
<bold>besides</bold> the engine compartment where the main ignition
source (heat) resides.

What I'm thinking is to relocate the fuel pressure regulator,  send
lines, return lines, etc. to <underline>underneath</underline> the van
well <underline>ahead</underline> of the engine compartment. That way
the only lines "in " the compartment would be for a <italic>very
short</italic> run to the fuel injector rails. In the event of a leak
we would smell fuel much sooner than we would see fuel (as in
burning).

Am I missing something?

Do the length of the lines have anything to do with the pressure?

Am I wrong in thinking that the pressure is generated by the pump and
regulated by the regulator but  would have little to do with the length
of the lines?

Later,


Dave & Sherrie

Williamsburg, VA

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