Hello All, today i jacked up my car to check out the fuel accumulator and the hoses around it. this is the first time i have laid eyes on it, in fact. i'm very paranoid about getting under a car like that, but i did it just to satisfy curiosity. anyway, i went under to see which hose exactly was replaced by the Amoco i went to when i discovered a massive fuel leak under my car when all of my troubles began. turns out that it was the hose that's on the rear-end of the car. a short hose about 4 or 5 inches long that looks like it loops right back into the accumulator. what does this hose do? and also, does this hose being ruptured the same day my car wouldn't start point to anything important? i'm not sure how it burst. it could have been leaky before and only started gushing while trying to start the car, or maybe it burst from high pressure. i can see it now and it's very clean, like it is still brand new, so i assume it is not leaking at all anymore. new clamps on it too. i know my fuel accumulator is still doing it's job because i have very stable rest pressure within specs (in fact it's the only pressure i have that is in specs!) i am just waiting for some parts from Grady and i will reassemble my fuel system. yesterday i used Tri-Flow to lubricate the piston in the distributer and the other moving parts in the air meter system, as well as the pin in the primary pressure regulator, so when i get my new O-ring, that will be all ready to go again. when i get it all back together, i will test pressures and see if i am within specs again, for the first time in nearly 2 months! and if i'm not..... well then i'm going to ship my whole fuel system to Grady for an evaluation. thanks for the accumulator help though, whoever responds. Andy Soma576@xxxx 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596 Fargo, ND 58102 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]