Re: [DML] fuel system question

[dherv10@xxxx]

In a message dated 2/26/03 1:18:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
ionicdesign@xxxx writes:

<< i have a stupid question and i should know this but what does a Fuel 
Accumulator do
exactly?

mark
>>
Mark, Like the battery smoothes out the ripples in the voltage, accumulators 
smoothes out the pumping edges from the rotary vain fuel pump and maintains 
the fuel from bleeding back to the tank from which it came. Then the primary 
pressure regulator in the fuel distributor stops the fuel from returning to 
the tank at a specific bar on one end of the fuel system the accumulator stop 
it on the beginning and the fuel is then suspended between the two. This is 
why if all is well you don't have to step on the peddle to start the car and 
the hot start problem goes away. There are also o ring kit for the primary 
pressure regulator for hot start.
John Hervey
http://www.specialtauto.com/fuel-injection.shtml