Re: [T3] electric vs mechanical fuel pumps

[David Yaghoubian <goob@adelphia.net>]

<x-flowed>At 10:22 PM 11/28/2005, Toby Erkson wrote:
> This was used successfully on my engine when I ran a Holley Red Pump, per
> John's suggestion:
> http://www.icbm.org/erkson/ttt/engine/carbs/index.html#custom
>
> Personally, after using a stock mechanical fuel pump, then a GOOD electric
> fuel pump, and now back to a stock mechanical unit, I prefer the mechanical
> unit.  Feeds my carbs well and turns off with the engine ;-)  The electric
> pump was audible, required a power supply and was thus one more [non-stock]
> item that could fail.  I had the occasional inconvenient power loss...likely
> due to a bad ground as I used the ground wire from my original FI fuel pump
> pigtail.

Thanks for the input Toby. With the problem reduced now to a few extra 
cranks on hot start, I'm going to stick with the mechanical pump for now 
and see what I can do to further reduce the heat soak that seems to be 
caused by my OTT muffler.

Dave Y.
68 square



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