fuel filter location

dzorde dzorde at geocities.com
Thu Aug 14 13:30:43 GMT 1997


This is exactly the set-up I'm using.  However, I've also had to add a fuel
cooler to the return into the surge tank, primarily because the fuel would
start to boil.  

Dan     dzorde at geocities.com

>Hi Stuart
>
>A petrol head working for and Air Pollution Station ?? ;-)
>
>> The standard fuel line enters the engine bay right up the front on 
>> the drivers side. I plan to take the output from the standard 
>> mechanical fuel pump to a surge tank at the front drivers side of the 
>> engine bay. 
>
>Over here you aren't allowed to have the surge tank in the engine bay.
>
>> The EFI pump will be mounted next to the surge tank, and 
>> the return line will go back to the surge tank. 
>
>What happens once the surge tank is full ? 
>I don't know if it is good to a pressurise a surge tank ?
>can anyone on the list enlighten us.....
> 
>> The part of the 
>> engine bay where the tank/pump goes is fairly unaffected by engine 
>> heat. If vaporisation is a problem, I'll extend the return line back 
>> and forth in front of the radiator a couple of times. The only other 
>> problem might be that the return line will be under pressure - the 
>> standard fuel pump will keep the surge tank/return line at about 3-4 
>> psi.
>
>This is what I'm doing.......
>Low pressure pump feeding the surge tank (in the boot), efi pump 
>feeding fuel rail (from ST), out from regulator going back to surge 
>tank, surge tank over flow going back to tank, Fuel tank vented to 
>atmosphere.
>This should give good pressure regulation and no pressure build up in 
>the ST.
>
>Cheers
>
>Simon  
>
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