Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:26:47 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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From: John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Fuel flow regulator
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Got it. I found the nipple that hose attaches to and it is now connected. I
do not see any place I can attach that brown/black striped wire to.
On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 11:34 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> You might be right!
> John,
> There are 4 hoses to the FPR. 2 on the pressure side of things, the return
> to the fuel tank, and the small line is a vacuum line to the intake
> manifold. The purpose is to adjust fuel pressure to match manifold absolute
> pressure, aka vacuum.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 12:09 PM
> To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: Fuel flow regulator
>
> Hey Dennis,
>
> You think John might be referring , cut hose, to the fabric covered vacuum
> line from press reg to the intake plenum?
>
> Alistair
>
> > On Jun 13, 2021, at 9:01 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > The center port on the fuel pressure regulator is the return to the
> fuel tank. The brown wire with the black strip in the distributor narness
> is the most important ground for the Fuel injection and ignition system. It
> is also the reference for the O2 circuit. Often this is placed under one of
> the breather tower screws. The plastic tower makes for a lousy connection.
> I usually place this under one of the FPR mounting screws.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
> John Rodgers
> > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 11:53 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Fuel flow regulator
> >
> > OK, Vanagon Gang, I am ready to star the 2.1 litre engine in my ,91
> Carat, but i have found two things that have me puzzld and I don't know
> where they go.
> >
> > (1) there is a very short piece of hose on the back of the fuel
> regulator.
> > It appears to have been cut. It would be easy fix, but Bentley is as
> clear as mud for the use of that hose and where it should attach opposite
> the regulator. Page 24.46 I think. Any ideas?
> >
> > (2) in the bundle of four wire that go to the hall sender connector,
> there are three that go into the connector itself. There is a fourth wire -
> brown with black stripe - with a loop fitting on the end. Definitely looks
> like a screw goes thru it to ground it somewhere, but I can't find a
> reference to it or where it goes. ANY ideas would be appreciated!
>
>
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