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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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my fuel pressure

So with my ten times high fuel pressure i was struggling finding a good solution to relieve the pressure. I looked around at the fuel regulators and they all looked good but before i dropped the 100+ i thought about a test to see if that is really the issue. I T'd in to the main input line near the filter header(about two feet back on my line towards the rear of the vehicle) with a 5/16 brass T and ran the output from the T over to the return line. Thinking i had it nailed for sure, i started it up and the engine exploded!!!! Just kidding, it sounds as close to a purrr as i can get without unplugging the fuel switch on the dash. It runs great, the haze is waaay less. The best part(i think) is that the fuel pump in the tank no longer sounds like it is straining with the key on. The flow through the system is constant now. It used to start high and then wind down like it had reached max pressure and was straining. This leads me to believe that this is the reason for the 6 leaking inectors i found. The 7 and 8 were dry but i believe it was because they run hotter.

*EDIT* i also located a fuel filter from the old fuel system, you know the gold or silver can looking deal with an input and output? Taking that fokker off tonight and replacing with left over line and brass connectors.
 
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