>>>Nick Benson said:
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> Anyone of you extremely helpful people "out there" ever installed an
> electric fuel pump?
I installed one in Sybil, my '72 TR6. I used a FACET from JCWhitney and a
fine filter and mounting kit from Pegasus Racing.
> My main question is: Does installing one eliminate vapor lock,(which is
> big problem here in Colorado.)
Um, not necessarily. But when I installed the electric pump I also rerouted
the fuel feed from next to the engine to around the outside of the engine bay.
No vapour lock for this boy!
> Secondly, can they be installed in the engine bay area? It seems that
> most people install them in the trunk, but I'm not certain why.
Actually, the best place (at least on a TR6) is on the frame rail right next
to the fuel tank outlet. THe reasoning is that they push petter than they
pull.
That said, I put mine in the engine compartment and have had zero problems
with it. It *does* make wiring it to the oil pressure cutoff switch much
easier.
--berry
Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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