Subject: Pulse dampener
From: ACRE NL
Date: 2/5/2002, 8:43 AM


Al Gietzen wrote:

I'm using the stock primary fuel rail and injectors on my 20B, and a TWM
throttle body with it's secondary fuel rail.  The stock primary rail has
a
pulse dampener at one end where I intend to weld on a -6 fitting for a
series connection from the secondary rail.  It seems easiest to just cut
it
off and put on the fitting.  Is there a good reason to keep the dampener
on
there?

Thanks.
Al Gietzen


Al, I have a friend in CA who has his own shop repairing Mazda Rotary
engines for over 20 years.  He says to ditch the fuel rail pulse dampener as
it is only a matter of time (not if) before the pulser develops a fuel leak
due to fatiguing of the dampener disk.  FWIW

Ed Anderson

 
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