What a good idea! You realize of course, by planning for every
contingency you have just ensured that you will never have a failure.
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
On Sat, 15 Mar 1997 15:57:02 PST dfdarby@juno.com (David F. Darby)
writes:
>Ladies and Gents:
>
>Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions concerning emergency
>fuel pumps. Special thanks to Dan Masters of the sovereign state of
>Tennessee for completing my education on fuel pump functions. It
>appears that a number of you folks are running backup pumps
>permanently both serially and in-parallel.
>
>Here is what I am doing for my good ol' '67 MGB-GT:
>
>1. Mounting fuel filter near bulkhead.
>2. Replumbed spare pump to exactly replace fuel filter in the event of
>failure. Hooks up with hose clamps.
>3. Wired spare pump leads with alligator-style clamps for power and
>ground.
>4. Will carry spare pump in plastic with silica gel desiccant pack.
>
>Will post back if I experience any surprises as I test the setup.
>
>David F. Darby
>Interior Highlands, Missouri
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