DIY_EFI Digest V1 #256

[Tony Bryant]

> >I know this is an "E"FI list, but since my interest stems from
> >aviation/reliability, I'd like to know all I can about the mechanical FI
> >systems also. Is it still used widely in automotive. Are pieces
> >available to build a system commercially? Sources (besides car parts
> >depts, of course)? Finally, is the assumption that the mechanical
> >systems are more reliable, a "reliable" assumption? Neophyte questions
> >from a neophyte.
> >

How about the real mechanical FI systems? Like off a '69 Mercedes coupe. 
No I'm not talking about K-Jet, I talking something that looks like a 
diesel fuel pump/distributor. I've only seen it in a workshop manual. 

Anybody with any experience with these, care to comment?

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