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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 01:28 AM
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i had one stop working once, you could hear the spring clanking inside it before the car stopped running alltogether,
can anyone tell me whats its purpose and what would be the effects of bypassing it
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 01:42 AM
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"FUEL ACCUMULATOR
The Fuel Accumulator maintains fuel pressure in the system after shutoff, ensuring positive re-start characteristics. A spring loaded diaphragm is compressed during pump operation. Upon shutoff, the spring pressure holds fuel pressure in the fuel system"

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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 01:51 AM
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thanks for that does anyone now how i can change my user name? the one i have was a missunderstanding and id like to change it but cant figure it out
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 08:19 AM
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ask a mod kindly, explain what happened and they should help you out.
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