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On Sat, 2005-02-05 at 20:03, Dave Pallo wrote: > Hey Guys, > > I am going through setting up my T3's fuel pump system as it came > originally......I have the damper, too....is this still a good thing to > include in the installation, and is it flow directional?...does it > matter?.....I can't tell which side is inny or outty? You don't really need the damper. It was there just to help get rid of pump noise. > > Also....outta curiosity........is there any reason to not use a in-line > electric fuel pump (that meets our T3's required pressure) and just run the > return feed directly back to the tank?....Has this been done before? > My '71 FB is running a pump off a Ford Ranger Pickup. It has no return line from the pump to the tank. I just eliminated the "Y" fitting. Mine was installed in an emergency, and has been on there for about 2 years, with no problem. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~