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08-24-2010, 03:48 PM | #1 |
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6 volt fuel pump
ok, so ive come to the realization my weber carb probably needs a fuel pump so i can get all i can out of the carb. at high rpm it feels like its running out of gas. I was just wondering which quality fuel pump you guys recomend? I want a good one because i live in Texas where the average temp for the last month has been 100+ degrees. So add in the temp of the engine compartment, and outside, its pretty dange hotttttt. I want a pump that doesnt vapor lock, is what im getting at. So let me know what y'all are using, and where you got it.
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08-24-2010, 04:33 PM | #2 |
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Re: 6 volt fuel pump
i got one at napa and used it on my 94 on my flatty
it has to be a 2-3 lbs pump it was like$25 tk
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08-24-2010, 05:26 PM | #3 |
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Re: 6 volt fuel pump
Logan, when we built Blake Terry's tub we needed a fuel pump for it since we used a downdraft two carb intake. I ran to NAPA and bought one of their 12 volt fuel pumps off the shelf and installed it on the car. 6 volts and it pumps about 2-3 pounds and has yet to splutter of miss. I think by using a 12 volt pump on a 6 volt system the pump delivers the proper amount of pressure and will last forever because it is only working at half it's rated service use.
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My brother has done the same thing with his T.
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08-25-2010, 06:50 PM | #5 |
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Re: 6 volt fuel pump
Do you guys run a rubber line down to the frame, and bolt the pump down there, then a rubber line up to the carb, or do you just do what i would call an inline fuel pump like you would attach a fuel filter?
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08-25-2010, 09:13 PM | #8 |
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He wouldn't. That's what he's getting at. So it didn't help
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08-26-2010, 07:04 AM | #9 |
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Logan . Don't forget the instructions tell you to put fuel filter before pump.
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08-26-2010, 05:05 PM | #10 |
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Vince-been running rubber fuel lines for atleast 10 years if not longer and no problems yet. I'm not saying your idea bout the fuel pump inside the cab is a bad idea, but i wouldnt do it because of possible leaks around conections, and if it ever went out on the road, I would get gas inside the cab while changing it out. And after hearing a story about one of the guys who had a stroke in our club a few years back because of the fuems coming from a leaking gas guage, im not going to take this chance.
And yes we have fuel filter in the sediment bowl. I just want to know do people mount it to the frame, or do they do an inline with nothing supporting it.
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08-26-2010, 06:26 PM | #11 |
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Re: 6 volt fuel pump
Logan,I am going to install a Weber this winter. The set up I have seen is a steel line between the sediment bowl and the fuel pump filter. The pump with filter sits on the bottom frame rail and is held with P clamp bolted through a engine shield hole. A steel line then goes to the carb. The two steel lines have rubber hoses on each end to connect. A Carter 2-3 lb. pump is good.
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^^^awnser i was looking for. Now for my next question i just thought of. Where should i hook into for my power? Ive seen it where people hook a hot line to the coil, but have heard of of people hooking up hot lines to amp meter i beleive.
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Logan, I believe you have to use neoprene fuel lines from the pump to the carb since the Weber has a barb at the connection. I would use steel lines to the pump mounted inside the frame rails and a dedicated line to the carb. It would not be logical to use steel from the pump to the carb in any case if it is mounted on the frame since the motor shakes different to the frame. Hope this helps some.
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