Fuel regulator
 

I just bought a fuel regulator from Macs. The add said made in USA the box says made in Korea and the directions are for an electric fuel pump.
Now I realize I have bad eyesight so I ass-u-me the regulator is made in the USA but the box is made in Korea. Right or am I missing something.
Nice looking Holley regulator, one input and two outlets??

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Your eyes are not fooling you. My Holley fuel reg says Korea right on it.

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Must be Koreatown in LA:)

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Unfortunately many well-known old time USA companies, who at one time made their products in the U.S., are now sending most of their manufacturing off shore. However, the seller of the product (who is not the manufacturer - in your case Mac's) isn't notified, and as far as they know, they think they are selling USA made products. Their ad copy and catalogs are still saying "Made in USA" and they either are not yet aware of the change, or haven't had time to change their catalog copy. Catalogs take months to prepare and publish, and even web sites take time to make changes. At one time it was a serious thing to misrepresent the country of origin. Now no one seems to care. As consumers we no longer have many options - how sad.

Fritz

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Does your Korean Holley regulator work, Ron? I've used those whenever I need a regulator, and thought I had figured out which one to buy!

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Just got it, hope it works the Mr Gasket didn't. Stayed at 4 lbs.

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You got an electric pump?

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Theres nothing wrong with original usa made pumps that are rebuilt with quality usa parts by a few small time rebuilders on here.Charlie NY on here is one of them among a few others. ken ct.

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I picked up a Holley reg. also. I have not installed it yet. I put a gauge in one of the outlets. I think (?) the 2 holes on either side of the inlet can be tapped to attach to a bracket. I plan to mount this before my mechanical pump. The electric pump is only used occasionally. I know the electric pump pressure will blow by the float needle valve. Any comments/advice? Thanks
John

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I know we're getting off track here, but I'm running an Offy regulator. It's in line right after the fuel pump with a gauge T'd off it, essentially the same as OldFord2 has posted. Relying on the gauge I've been able to regulate my fuel pressure to keep my 94's from seeping. One word of warning: The rubber hose I had running from the fuel pump to the carbs was less than 6 months old. When working on the carbs, I fired the engine up only to see a constant high velocity stream of gas shooting out of hose and onto the engine. The hose was not excessively bent or kinked. My only answer is that c%&# they sell us for gas these days with all the alcohol in it had rotted the hose that quickly. I'm running all high pressure fuel injection hose for ethanol now.

P.S. I also have an electric pump in line for priming the pump. As I'm getting things sorted out I'm finding it unneccessary.

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I had an interesting problem with the Holley regulator. When I installed it, I had a slight leak on the pump side, and the plastic lens on the gauge got gasoline on it. I wiped it off, and it acutally ate the plastic, so the gauge was hard to read. I took it back and they didn't want to exchange it - said since I got gas on it, it was not warrantied. I don't know if this was because of the ethanol in the gas, but I was suprised to see gasoline ruin a fuel pressure regulator.

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Ive been promoteing fuel inject. hose for use for a couple of yrs now,why it isn't being used is beond me??? ken ct. This corn gas eats up regular rubber fuel line for lunch. word to the wise. ken ct.:)

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I've changed my flex lines three times since I finished the car in 2001. And they are going to put MORE corn in our gas. I can tell you where they can put their corn.....

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Ron and Old Ford2.....

I had a Mr. Gasket go to hell within 2 months. Leaked all over the place. Holley seems to be really good. I also added a gauge to it to keep pressure at 2.5 psi. I have a electric pump also. So far....it looks and works well.

Send me your email address' and I'll send photos of how I set mine up. I have tried and tried and tried to attach photos here, but I cannot get it to work.

Mike42

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Plastic polish and patience will clear up the lense. Take a while and a lot of rubbing.

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Got 2 Holley regulators. First one corroded up within a few months. Been using Lucas and Sta-Bil Ethanol treatment and the 2nd one is still working after about 3 years. Knock on wood! :-)

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You're right about the two mounting holes. Both of mine came with those holes tapped and even had a mounting bracket included in the package.

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I wonder if you can "pull" gas through the regulator rather than "push" it with the pump connected to the inlet? Maybe it will work as there would be a slight vacuum on the outlet so the pressure differential is similar to having more pressure on the inlet.

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I have had a Holley for 8 years now. Still no problems. Don't have the box so don't remember where it was made.

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Thanks guys, will give it a go. Let you know how it works out.

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Here is how mine ended up on my '40

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All of these regulators that are being discussed here are what is called dead head regulators. If you had a gauge where you could see it when driving you would be surprised what the regulated pressure was doing under heavy demand. While they work ok for street use, you won't usually find them in use on cars that get the wick turned up ocassionally.
If you want the fuel pressure to stay constant under ALL conditions a bypass type regulator is needed.

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When I was build ing my engine for Bville, I asked many of the guys that ran there for ideas. Had allot of help, several said to use a return to tank regulator, they work better for the long run.

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I think these guys are building them:eek:
http://img.readtiger.com/wkp/en/Swea...ph.3a24271.jpg

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If you are using an electric pump to boost the mechanical on startup, I suggest using the Facet pump, Made in the USA for aircraft. The pumps output pressure is electronically controlled to stay within a specific range, for example part # 40163 is rated at 1.25 to 2.4 PSI, at 17 gph. $33.00 from Aircraft & Spruce. Made by Purolater in NY. Excellent tech help.

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PS, no Korean regulator required with the Facet pump. They don't even sell one.

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Now that's great info. Shudda know they'd have something I could use. They were always helpful when we had the Cessna.

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Yo russcc, are those pumps quiet? I have a Carter on my '36 and while it works well, it is kinda loud.

Also, something I did that has worked well is drilling and tapping the bolt that goes through the banjo to 1/8 npt. That way you can put a gauge right in the fuel line to the carbs.

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Suggest before you buy a pump make sure it is made to use alchohol and methanol fuel or you will have thepump going bad very soon if you use gasahol in it and good gas is getting hard to find unless you want to pay the price for avgas. Marv

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36tbird:: I like that radiator fan set-up you have, could you explain how you did that, and or post more Pictures of it.
I'd like to try something like it on my 40.
Thanks