I assume the one on the left is the fuel pressure
pulse damper. Correct? are you not running that Tracy?
Mine looks like it is getting ready to fail as the plastic
has turned yellow and has become brittle.
The pressure regulator has an input for manifold pressure
it looks like. Correct?

Paul Lamar

I just popped the plastic off and the little screw fell out.
No wonder this turbo engine was not running right for the guy I
bought
it from for only $300 :-). He tried to find somebody to fix it for
years :-).

Paul Lamar

-Barry Gardner wrote:

Paul,

That little screw popping out has been responsible for a lot of
engine fires
in cars. Fuel leaks out of the cap and drips on the exhaust manifold,
then... watch out.

My 87 Turbo II had the same problem.

Barry Gardner
Wheaton, IL-

Thanks for the tip Barrry. What is the purpose of that screw anyway?

Paul, I'm pretty sure that that screw just holds it together, it is not
an adjustment.  The screw actually moves with the piece inside.  The
later 2nd gen pulsation damper does not have the leaking problem, they
changed the design.

Hans

 
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