M50 Fuel question! Get ya thinking caps on.

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stevetigger
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Post Sat May 06, 2006 9:34 pm

Right, I have two fuel lines from the tank.
I blew into them to see which one is which. So the one you can blow down must be return and the fuel line you CANNOT blow down must be the outflow.

I put the outflow fuel line on the fuel regulater side of the fuel rail and the return line on the other side.
First off, is this right?

The car turns and turns but just doesn't fire......

I know it could be loads of things but I'm thinking fuel. I sprayed WD40 down the inlet pipe and it seemed to pick up a little.

So any help would be good.
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Post Sat May 06, 2006 9:38 pm

Youve got the pipes back to front Steve!
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Post Sat May 06, 2006 9:41 pm

DanThe wrote:Youve got the pipes back to front Steve!
That was easy, should fire up first time tomorrow morning then! winkeye
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Post Sat May 06, 2006 9:44 pm

The fuel pressure regulator works on a "safety valve" principle. It opens at the designated pressure and bleeds fuel back to the tank.
Feed goes direct to rail, return connects to regulator!
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Post Sat May 06, 2006 9:54 pm

No damage done! Should be sound clips loads tomorrow!