Miata Mailing List: December 1994, Message #190
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   From: kenw@netaxs.com (Ken Warren)
Subject: Re: Ignition Kill
   Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 06:47:34 -0500

At 09:12 AM 12/6/94 -0500, Michael Friedman wrote:

>I would imagine that by killing the fuel pump only, there was enough
>residual fuel pressure in the system to start the car and drive a block
>before it ran dry.  I know this would work with a carburated car, I'm
>not sure about an injected one...

Umm, even at idle there's nowhere *near* that much fuel in the lines. When 
you change your fuel filter, you have to release the pressure in the system. 
You do that by starting the car and pulling the connector off a relay. A 
second or so after you pull the connector, the engine dies. So I can't see 
there being enough fuel in the system to not only start the car, but move it 
as well.
--
Ken
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           Ken Warren               E-Mail: kenw@netaxs.com
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Philly region auto-x is over for the year. See you next spring.