Re[2]: Electric fuel pump & my new fuel filter

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

Good God!  I like the oil pressure switch idea!  Maybe a fuel pressure 
switch at the end carb so if the pressure drops it kills the pump.  My fuel 
line goes to one carb.  That carb then feeds the second one.  Dellorto 
carbs.

Though my baby was once FI I had removed many of the components and wires 
because of a small electrical melting (came close to fire, though).  The 
mechanic who originally put in the carbed engine didn't do a terrific job 
of checking the FI wiring harness for shorts and, well, cough cough aaaah!  
Of course I left all of the fuel piping alone.

I'll see what I can rig up.  Thanks to all who responded!
     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L for sale
     Portland, Oregon, USA

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Subject: Re: Electric fuel pump & my new fuel filter
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    4/17/97 11:00 AM


Toby Erkson wrote:
>
> Who out there is running an electric fuel pump on a carburated engine?
> What brand is the fuel pump, are you using a pressure regulator and how do
> you have it wired up?
>

I am using a generic import electric pump.  I works just like the
faucets, but has a life-time warranty.  Available at your local
AutoZone.  I have a purolator pressure regulator and purolator fuel
filter after the pump, and a fuel filter that came with the pump
attached before the pump.  I have the pump wired to the original
electric fuel pump wires, since my car was fuel injected.  It works just
fine.  Word to the wise, it may be smart to hook up some sort of oil
pressure cutoff switch to control the fuel pump.  Recently, a friend of
mine, with an electric pump, had a catastrophic engine failure in his
Ghia.  A connecting rod cam apart, shot through the top of the case, hit
the coil, and pulled the fuel line loose.  Luckily, he got the fire out
before the car was damaged.
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