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Message: [QUOTE="94.5stroker, post: 252073, member: 1746"] Ok guys for a little background, I have been chasing a fuel leak for some time now. I couldn't really find out where it was coming from, and the 10-15 dollars for fuel bowl rebuild kit was a lot cheaper than the $100 for a fuel pump, so I bought all of the orings to reseal the fuel bowl. After I pulled the bowl and replaced all of the oring/fuel lines, it was still leaking. But this time I was able to see that it was leaking from the fuel restriction sensor at the back of the fuel bowl (94) so I pulled it and replaced it with an 1/8" NPT plug. I figured surely this solved the problem. Wrong, it is still leaking (although not as bad) Now for the new stuff...... I built a fuel pressure gauge and hooked it up to the fuel bowl. From a little bit of research on here I found that it should be at 50-60 psi idling and should drop a little bit at WOT. Well the first time I hooked it up I got 42 psi idling (the engine wasn't completely warmed up if that matters) and instead of dropping it actually increases in pressure when I accelerate it. I wasn't really sure what to make of the number so I drove it around and got it good and warm and tried again. This time it started at 42-44 psi idling and then dropped down to around 35psi idling. And when I accelerated it once again increased in pressure to around 55-60 psi. So what is going on here? Was the info about it dropping pressure incorrect? Or is my fuel pump about to say goodbye? I bought a telescoping mirror, and next time it is lighter I am going to try to search for the leak, possibly it will be around the weep hole on the pump. Sorry it is so long I wanted to give as much background info as possible. Thanks in advance, Nick [/QUOTE]