fuel pumps

[Gary Derian]

Not only fires but locate it so that even in a severe crash, the tank and
lines will not get crushed or torn loose.  A tank under the back seat area
with the fuel pump nearby is a good location.  You don't need floats or
other stuff, feed a cone shaped tank tangentially at the bottom.  Vent the
top back to the main fuel tank, supply the high pressure pump from the
middle of the bottom.

Gary Derian <gderian at cybergate.net>

>
>I'm not being smart or a wise a--, but do you like fires?.
>Have as absolutely few as possible connections, even, under the hood.
>Use only AN Lines, and Fittings, and practice making a couple dozen lines
>before you try it for the final fitting.
>I've seen everything possible that could go wrong go wrong under the hood,
>and way too many fires.
>   Keeping the pump, filter, seperator, accumulator (mini storage tank) and
>as much misc fuel stuff by the tank and away from any heat source.
>Sorry to ramble I just hate engine fires
>Bruce
>
>
>>I will also be converting to EFI shortly and wonder if the following will
>>work:
>>
>>Use a low pressure electric pump mounted by the tank feeding forward to an
>>insulated fuel resovoir ( say 1 liter in size) mounted in the engine
>>compartment equipped with a float to keep the level constant. Then feed
the
>>high pressure pump locally from the bottom of the resovoir and route the
>>regulator bypass outlet back to the top of the resovoir. The only problem
>>that I can see is possibly vapour being trapped at the top of the tank.
>>
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