Re: [T3] not pumping fuel

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Re: [T3] not pumping fuel

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Subject: Re: [T3] not pumping fuel
From: Steven Ayres <comwest@att.net>
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:50:32 -0700
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<x-flowed>BradM=> Kadrons need about 1.5psi, while many stock pumps are about 4psi.

A stock Type 3 pump runs at 5psi, a stock Type 1 pump at 3.5 or so. But like Jim said, it ain't the pressure that's the problem. Pressure controls how fast the bowl fills up, not when the valve opens.

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
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