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mounting recommendations
Posted by Jonathan Bartlett [Email] (more from Jonathan Bartlett) on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:19:26
In Reply to: 12 volt fuel pump for V4, shotgunthedog, Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:05
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You won't need a high pressure unit designed for injectors. As low as 3 psi output is enough, but closer to 10 may be better if you have a choice of pumps on the parts store shelf. Flow rates for these little sub-2 liter engines are also quite low and they don't require excess for return line fuel cooling as injector systems will. Pretty much any cheap fuel pump will have more than enough pressure and flow.
Location, however, is quite important. These push fuel well, but don't suck it worth a darn. Mounting the pump as low down and as close to the tank as possible is best. These have little if any vacuum suction capacity so gravity feed to the pump is important. Any thing that slows the flow or drops the inlet pressure can also cause cavitation. That means that a fuel filter should be placed on the outlet side rather than before the inlet to the pump. A coarse screen strainer, one with little restriction, is a good idea before, but the filter should be after the pump and pressurized.
Mine has no strainer before the pump, is located in the engine bay, and had to be re-located lower down when cavitation and vacuum lock issues occurred with 1/4 tank of fuel or less.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 12 volt fuel pump for V4, shotgunthedog, Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:05
- mounting recommendations, Jonathan Bartlett, Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:19:26 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 12 volt fuel pump for V4, kansas, Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:40:18
- Re: 12 volt fuel pump for V4, David Brodbeck, Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:43:08
- Carquest # E8251 (about $70), BAAB , Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:28:32
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