fuel pressure and regulators

[Shannen Durphey]

Mitch Barrie wrote:
> 
> At 10:10 PM 5/31/00 -0400, Shannen Durphey wrote:
> >> However, I don't understand why the pump would run faster at all.  The
> >> resistor thing sounds like a kludge.  Is there any reason why I couldn't
> >> just regulate fuel pressure down to 6-7psi for the carb, which isn't that
> >> far from the 9-13psi which the TBI uses?
> >
> >I've seen this done in an S-10 8 cyl swap.  The pump lasted for 2
> >years that I'm aware of.
> 
> With or without the resistor?
No resistor.  Most S-10 trucks are TBI, this one was converted to
carb.  The pump was left in the tank and a regulator was installed
between the carb and the return line.
Shannen
 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mitch
> 
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