<VV> fuel pressure regulator woes

[Bob Gilbert]

Hi Kevin,

I've used that type for years on other vehicles and  also never had any
problems.

The first one on this car last 3,000 miles and then failed suddenly. The one
I just bought lasted about 30 seconds.

I can't explain it but I don't intend to chance a car fire so I now have a
Holley replacement.

Regards,
Bob
66 180 convertible



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of kevin nash
Sent: July-11-09 11:10 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> fuel pressure regulator woes


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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:08:12 -0700
> From: "Bob Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
> Subject: <VV> Fuel Pressure Regulator Woes
> To: <corvairs at cybrus.net>, "'VV'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> My fuel pressure regulator failed spewing gas under all over the engine. I
> replaced it with the same type from the local FLAPS and it leaked almost
as
> much right out of the packaging. I was NOT a happy camper!
> 
> 
> 
> The regulators in question are the round type and I don't intend to rely
on
> another one. This is all too eerily similar to the batch of bad fuel pumps
> we had a few years back
> 
> 
> 
> Has anybody tried the Holley 2 port - 1-4 PSI units like this one at
> http://www.holley.com/12-804.asp
    
 
> Bob- I ran that fuel pressure regulator on my early turbo, and had
absolutely

   no problems with it. I was using it because I was also running a dcoe
weber 

   on it, and the webers want 2.5 psi instead of 7-8 psi that the stock
corvair fuel

   pump can put out. I put something like 30,000 to 50,000 miles on it,
without

   any problems at all with the regulator.

   Kevin Nash
> 

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