[urq] Best Way to Change Fuel Pressure Accumulator

[Audi]

I have used those pinch clamps dozens of times. If your rubber hose is  
that bad that it splits when u pinch it you should be changing it  
anyway.

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On Jun 5, 2009, at 11:57 AM, "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>  
wrote:

> Andrew - what about putting some sort of plug in there instead of  
> crimping?
> Yes you will lose some gas during the nasty part of getting the plug  
> in -
> but less risk of damage.
>
> I don't know - just a thought...
>
> Brandon
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [urq] Best Way to Change Fuel Pressure Accumulator
>
>
> In the past I clamped off the main soft fuel supply line to stop the  
> flow of
> fuel whenever I changed the fuel pump, the fuel filters, etc. Then  
> people
> said that was not good as it might damage the fuel line. Short of  
> draining
> the tank - yeah right - is there a preferred way to stop the flow of  
> fuel
> while doing this operation? Do those rounded roller clamps they make  
> for
> this job work better to shut off the fuel? Thanks.
>
> Andrew Finney
> 1985 UrQ V8.
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