[Diy_efi] Re: Plumbing - EFI conversion

[Chris Carson]

Well, I'm going to be doing this on an 87 Cutlass, so the filler neck
probably won't work with the Monte tank, meaning cutting it off and using a
piece of rubber and worm clamps with a Cutlass neck??? (No way in Hell am I
going to attempt to weld on a fuel tank...)
Well, you're lucky, they want $100 for a Monte tank at the local
junkyard...the only one I was able to find a Monte EFI tank in! Without
sending unit, $60. What's the part number for that sending unit? I may get
that tank now after all, since that low-pressure fuel pump kinda defeats my
purpose of an easy install! Thought I'd just be able to plumb an external
Ford pump with one of those surge tanks and be done. Two pumps makes it much
more complex.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Ravet" <Steve.Ravet at arm.com>
To: "A list for Do-It-Yourself EFI" <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Diy_efi] Re: Plumbing - EFI conversion
Yes, the surge tank needs 2 pumps, a low pressure one to fill the surge tank
and another after to feed the engine.  Neither has to be in the tank.  As
far as capacity, all you need is enough to feed the engine while going
around a cloverleaf or making a U turn with less than 1/4 tank.

I got a used 4.3L TBI tank from an '85 Monte at the junkyard for $40.  Added
a brand new sender from gmpartsdirect.com, and a Walbro 255lph pump, and was
done for less than the cost of a new tank.  No hassles with the filler neck,
it just bolted right in.  It's pretty easy to drop the tanks on these cars.
Mine's a '78 Monte Carlo.  I'd do the tank, since baffled ones are easily
available.

_______________________________________________
diy_efi mailing list
diy_efi at diy-efi.org
http://lists.diy-efi.org/mailman/listinfo/diy_efi