return line to gas tank

[David Piper]

But what is there is only 5 gal in tank and the fuel is already at 95F?  The
SX pump used to seize then release due to its high flow and current.

TurboDave

At 08:11 AM 10/22/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>>I think that most of the trouble with hot fuel is caused by the pump
>>itself. The
>>oil pump is a large heat source, so use a smaller pump in back so less fuel is
>>bybassed and all will be cooler.
>>
>Lemme see--
>
>If the pump draws 8 amps (@ 12 volts), and all of the heat from that winds
>up in the fuel (which it basically does , sooner or later), that is 96
>watts. Which converts to 327 BTU/hour. which is enough heat to raise the
>temperature of 10 gallons of gasoline about 7 degrees over the course of
>one hour if none of that heat is dissipated anywhere.
>
>Rough numbers, but close enough to demonstrate why I disagree with your
>idea that the pump is the main problem, Tom.
>
>Regards, Greg
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