Fuel Flow Testing

I started fuel-flow testing last weekend after finishing the last fuel line and checking all lines and connections to make sure they were tight. I charged the battery for several hours on trickle and a couple of hours on the intermediate 10A mode.

I rigged up an RPM relay jumper to manually trigger the fuel pump and pressurize the system. You can see it in the picture below. I used a board and mounted a 2-way toggle switch on it so I could operate it from the back of the car. I found one leak at that compression fitting in my previous post. I tightened it up and got it leak-free as of now. No other leaks were found. Initially the injectors were somewhat flowing ok but the battery just would not take a charge and appears to be dead now. I'm replacing the battery in the next few days so I'll have to wait and finish the flow testing then.

If all goes well I should be able to install the injectors into the cylinder heads with the retaining clips and see if I can get her running. I feel like we're pretty close here barring no major setbacks.

Last Fuel Line Finished

Well after 3 months of a heavy work schedule, I finally made some time today to work on this and get the car a step closer to being back on the road.

I was able to get the final fuel line connected and the compression fitting seems to have worked like a champ. I'll find out for sure when I flow and pressure test everything. I'm charging the battery now so I'm hoping to get to that part this weekend or in the very near future. More to come soon!