Fuel pump question

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

> 
> From: Mauricio Tavares <raub@kudria.com>
> Date: 2005/05/03 Tue AM 10:18:12 EDT
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Fuel pump question
> 
> Parker Wulf wrote:
> > Thats what i thought it was at first. After i replaced the copper
> > washers, i found that the banjo bolt was so rusty that it had a pin
> > hole in it and was leaking there.
> > 
> > SO i thought if i just replaced the banjo bolt/hose to the accumulator
> > I could get by, nope accumulator rusty as hell, cant get hoses off.
> > So i figured i try and run without all that crap.
> > 
> > What the hell does the accumulator do by the way?
> > 
> 	AFAIK, it just keeps the fuel lines pressurized so it is easy to start 
> the car (i.e. does nto have to prime itself up).
> 

Yessir, that's right...

David

'83 GTI, Daily Driver...
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