Between the tin and the pressure regulator I found a substance like duct seal. No mention in Bentley about this and while I can easily put some back, do I need to? I can't really figure out why it was there in the first place except maybe (and it's a big maybe) it provided some shock absorption for the regulator. BTW, duck seal, if you don't know is a putty that never hardens.
Thoughts?
Observations?
-John
Fuel Pressure Regulator Question
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Fuel Pressure Regulator Question
Keep it acoustic.
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Did it look like an assembly line dab of sealant, or PO craziness?LiveonJG wrote:That would work. I don't know, it took me about ten minutes to get all that crap off the regulator and the o-ring was so simple and clean. I don't get it. Why? Why f-it up when a simple answer is obvious?
The mysteries of life.
-John
If it was original, it was probably cheaper to use than o-ring. VW used a lot of caulk around the alternator tin too. They were nutso on keeping warm under-air from contaminating the engine compartment.
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It was PO craziness, no doubt. A big honking wad. I've run into the factory sealant and this was nothing like that at all.Amskeptic wrote:Did it look like an assembly line dab of sealant, or PO craziness?
If it was original, it was probably cheaper to use than o-ring. VW used a lot of caulk around the alternator tin too. They were nutso on keeping warm under-air from contaminating the engine compartment.
-John
Keep it acoustic.