Date:         Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:04:36 -0400
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
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From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fuel rail spewing gas
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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To the original poster,
     Is it possible that you have the fuel pressure regulator
installed on the wrong end of the engine?
                                                         Eric

Kim Brennan wrote:

> I don't understand this at all. I had to work at it quite a bit, but my
> throttle body isn't touching the fuel rail. When installing the fuel
> rail I found it easiest to completely remove the rubber portion of the
> air intake to the throttle body. This gave me room to work with little
> problem.
>
> Getting the rubber portion back on was a fair amount of work again, but
> still, nothing is touching the fuel rail (except the fuel lines and the
> support bracket and injectors.)
>
> Maybe pictures of what you've done would help.
>
> On Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at 10:16 PM, Bill Marshall wrote:
>
> >
> > All parts went in, and as I was warned the throttle body was laying
> > against
> > the fuel rail.  I bolted it down anyway, and it wasn't easy.  When I
> > fired up
> > the engine, it whipped to life and was doing great.  I went back to
> > see how
> > it was doing and found gas spewing out of the rear most injector/rail
> > interface.  Oh great.
> >