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This would be rare. As Jim said, check for restrictions in the return line. The retrun fitting in the tank has a small orifice. Maybe this is plugged. http://classicvw.org/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=288 This is from Dave Hall's web site as to how the inside of a FI tank looks. > On 24 Sep 2006 at 21:51, Keith Park wrote: > >> ANOTHER fuel pressure regulator is starting to go! 8 years ago I had >> one >> start to run the pressure high on a trip back from N Dakota, Jim cut it >> apart and found nothing anomalous. >> >> On the way back from PA I noticed it starting to flood during warmed up >> starts and its shooting up to 38-40 PSI when the engine first starts, >> then >> only coming back to 34-5. It ran OK on the way back at this pressure >> but it >> kept doing this all day yesterday. This morning it was fine, but I did >> have >> to adjust it for the first time in many years this past spring. >> >> I wonder what is causing this kind of failure? > > Any why just to YOU? > > Were both of these failures on the same car? Same engine? > > If there was some kind of intermittent blockage in the return line to > the tank (like a kinked hose, or something stuck in the hard line) > that could make the pressure go up even if the regulator was okay. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >