I hear you. Has to run for 30 seconds to completely fill the lines and
bowls, so that's how many cases?
On 8/2/2013 6:02 PM, Gary McCormick wrote:
> Whatever floats your boat. A can of starter fluid is like $3.95, no
> add'l plumbing, wiring, etc.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *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
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *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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