Re: Vapor lock (I think)
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:44 am
Meg, did you mount your pump in the spare tire well? Your choice of the Facet pump looks pretty good and I wonder if it will fit in there with an upstream filter.
Did you remove the mechanical pump?
I plan to add the electric pump in series with the mechanical pump and only use it for dry carburettor starting and in the event the vapor lock problem persists. I don't know if you can push fuel through the Facet pump as I don't know how it is constructed. Apparently fuel can be pushed through the mechanical pump if you are pressurising the fuel tank to prime the carbs. I plan to add by-pass tubes with check valves on each pump if fuel can't be pushed or drawn through.
Did you remove the mechanical pump?
I plan to add the electric pump in series with the mechanical pump and only use it for dry carburettor starting and in the event the vapor lock problem persists. I don't know if you can push fuel through the Facet pump as I don't know how it is constructed. Apparently fuel can be pushed through the mechanical pump if you are pressurising the fuel tank to prime the carbs. I plan to add by-pass tubes with check valves on each pump if fuel can't be pushed or drawn through.