return line to gas tank

mrvette mrvette at bellsouth.net
Mon Oct 19 19:33:12 GMT 1998


As I see it, and having used electric fuel pumps on carb engines for years with
out one.....I think it's there to even out the pulses on a diaphram style pump, 
maybe even has an internal regulator...GENE

Alexandre A. Cazin, B.Eng., P.Eng. wrote:
> 
> Why do you need a gas return line on a carburator-equipped engine?
> 
> AC
> 
> ----------
> > From: Stowe, Ted-SEA <StowT at PerkinsCoie.com>
> > To: 'diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu'
> > Subject: return line to gas tank
> > Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 1:25 PM
> >
> > hi.
> >
> > I'm just about to go out and find a shop to do some light brazing or
> > welding, to add a fuel return line to my mgb gas tank. I bought a used
> > sender/fuel line unit, so I could take the fuel line off that and add it to
> > the existing one in my car. before I do this, are there any rules about fuel
> > return lines ? other than don't point it at where the float would be sitting
> > ?
> > I am trying to minimize the surprises/features.
> >
> > thanks, Ted Stowe

-- 


                                ____________
Fun under the sun in          //~~~~~~~~~~~~\\
Jacksonville, Fl.  :-)))     //______________\\
                       /~~~---~   |      |   ~---~~~\
                      /|    /______\____/______\    |\
                    (( | /      |          |      \ | ))   
     Mako 'Vettes    | \============================/ |   
 Shift better with   |\ \\[  ]    |mrvette|   [  ]// /|
     Automatics      | \/+========================+\/ |
                     |~==============================~|
                     |_____|                    |_____|
-------------------------------------------------------------------



More information about the Diy_efi mailing list