Increasing fuel pressure

[Steve Spiers]

Interesting, is this fuel flow monitor expensive? can you buy or make one?

Steve


tim.van.setten at acssd.L-3com.com wrote:

>         (Snip)
> > I have a few last worries; I believe the fuel pump is up to delivering
> > high
> > pressure at the required flow rate but what if Im wrong? I would assume
> > that if
> > the pump could not flow enough fuel at, lets say 80 psi, the pressure
> > would
> > drop. Is this correct? A profesional I know said I would need a fuel flow
> > gague
> > as well as a pressure gague. Once the regulator was set up do you believe
> > it is
> > nessary to have a permamnt pressure gague? would the setting on the
> > regulator go
> > out of adjustment over may kms?
> >
>          We has this concern also.  We ended up putting a flow monitor on
> the return line.  We found that if the return line to the tank went dry, you
> are now demanding more fuel than the pump can supply at that pressure!
> Right now all it does it light a big red warning light and a buzzer, but we
> figure it's cheaper than a rebuild.  When the light goes off, you take your
> foot off.
>
>         We are running the big Bosch fuel pump right now, but it still
> blinks the light every now and then.
>
>         This has also helped when the fuel filter starts to get dirty.  You
> notice that the return is usually flowing, but more and more the light
> starts to flicker.  Then it's time to check the fuel delivery......Tim
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