hooray for mk1, fuel accumulator

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

Yes MKII's have Fuel Accumulators and yes they leak... Just replace it, not 
much you can do to fix it.

-Raffi


At 08:02 AM 4/8/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Damn, I'm starting to like this car.  I think I want to get it painted.
>
>My bro and I decided to have a repair session on my mk1 last night out
>of boredom.  It turned out to be quite a productive night.  The weather
>was fawkin great and the repairs were easy.  It took about two hours for
>us to do all new shift linkage bushings, crush washers on the fuel pump,
>injector o-rings, plugs, and fix an exhaust leak (stupid test port).
>I'll be damned if the car doesn't start on the first crank now...the
>injector o-rings had turned into plastic.  Aside from the lack of front
>end alignment and lower steering column bearing, it's starting to feel
>like a normal car.
>
>This thing has a leaky fuel accumulator.  Do mk2s use one of these?  I
>have access to two mk2s for parts.  If not, is it a bad idea to buy one
>new?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Joe Doty
>IT/Development
>joe@lcnetwork.com
>
>
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