Whatever floats your boat. A can of starter fluid is like $3.95, no add'l
plumbing, wiring, etc.
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From: RWM
<RWM@RWMann.com>
To: Gary McCormick <gkmcc@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: Larry Braddock
<larrybraddock@ca.rr.com>; "datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] --> elect. fuel pumps, elect. fans
With respect,
neither, IMHO. It's a $30 fuel pump and a slick installation.
On 8/2/2013
5:43 PM, Gary McCormick wrote:
> "An electric fuel pump (used in parallel with
the mechanical pump which I recently rebuilt but may ultimately remove) is
valuable in charging the fuel lines after long sits..."
>
> If that's all
you're using it for, wouldn't a couple of squirts of starter fluid be
easier/cheaper?
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
>
>
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>
*From:* RWM <RWM@RWMann.com>
> *To:* Larry Braddock <larrybraddock@ca.rr.com>
> *Cc:* datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> *Sent:* Friday, August 2, 2013 1:50
PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Roadsters] --> elect. fuel pumps, elect. fans
>
> The
electric fan benefit is primarily in limiting fan thrust/drag power loss at
speeds when forward motion alone provides sufficient cooling air flow (no
thermal clutch here), cycles to cool the engine on a thermostatic basis,
cycles after shut down, and I suppose eliminates some water pump bearing wear
associated withfan thrust axial loading at all speeds. Noise is much lower at
high RPMs as well.
>
> An electric fuel pump (used in parallel with the
mechanical pump which I recently rebuilt but may ultimately remove) is
valuable in charging the fuel lines after long sits, without needing to strain
the electrical system and starter in order to motor the engine to do so.
>
>
- Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex, SPAL 14" puller fan, OEM mechanical and P60504
3.5psi axial rotary electric fuel pumps
>
>
> On 8/2/2013 3:57 PM, Larry
Braddock wrote:
> > I see a number of people posting re. electric fuel pumps
and fans, and as I've
> > never had a problem with mechanical ones, I've
wondered what I may be missing
> > as to the advantages of going electric.
> >
> > Larry
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