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07-03-2023, 09:49 PM | #1 |
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Rootlieb speedster kit
Does anyone know if a fuel pump is needed on a model a speedster with a Rootlieb kit Thanks
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07-04-2023, 06:58 AM | #2 |
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Re: Rootlieb speedster kit
If you get on any kind of incline while driving, the engine would be starved for fuel.
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07-04-2023, 09:17 AM | #3 |
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Re: Rootlieb speedster kit
Yes if you don’t want to keep the tank at least 1/2 full at all times to get reliable gravity flow. I run a small in-line electric pump and it works fine. Make sure the fuel cap is vented.
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07-04-2023, 11:01 AM | #4 |
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Re: Rootlieb speedster kit
The Rootlieb has the tank behind the driver, so a pump is needed, no matter what others say.
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07-05-2023, 05:06 AM | #5 |
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Re: Rootlieb speedster kit
As long as the tank is higher than the carb, then gravity will do its job without a pump. That's how I have it on my car.
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07-05-2023, 10:09 AM | #6 |
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07-05-2023, 04:23 PM | #7 | |
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07-06-2023, 07:27 PM | #8 |
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Re: Rootlieb speedster kit
I toyed with the idea of building a speedster with one of their kits. I didn't even wonder whether I needed a fuel pump. It was going to have one. I figured that there would need to be a lot of fuel in the tank to supply the carburettor and as it got lower, the pressure would drop too much to keep up an adequate supply.
BGTW, I abandoned the idea of using a Rootleib kit when I looked at the prices and calculated what it would cost by the time it was here - way more than the finished car would have been worth.
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07-07-2023, 07:32 AM | #9 |
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Re: Rootlieb speedster kit
BGTW, I abandoned the idea of using a Rootleib kit when I looked at the prices and calculated what it would cost by the time it was here - way more than the finished car would have been worth.
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07-09-2023, 01:33 PM | #11 |
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Re: Rootlieb speedster kit
only an expensive toy............
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07-09-2023, 07:21 PM | #12 |
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Re: Rootlieb speedster kit
Unless you drive them. I've done many trips in one of my As that many youngsters wouldn't do in their modern cars.
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07-10-2023, 11:49 AM | #13 |
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07-10-2023, 11:53 AM | #14 |
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Re: Rootlieb speedster kit
Synch, Ive read your exploits and yes, youre a better man then me.
Wouldnt even consider what youve done. Youve worn model As out! of course not difficult to do out in that desert.......... lol So far no problem with steep hills. good to know....... |
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