[Alpines] electric fuel pump

[tom.hill at att.net]

Hi Bill,

Most electric fuel pumps need to be gravity fed on the input side.  I installed an electric pump just behind the spare tire well on my Alpine.

tom hill


-------------- Original message from "Bill Mounce" <bmounce at rcn.com>: -------------- 


> Hello all 
> 
> 
> 
> I am considering changing to an electric fuel pump on my SV. Ideally I 
> would like to locate it where the mechanical pump currently is, blanking off 
> the existing hole to insure it is oil tight, and using that blanking plate 
> to mount the new pump. A friend noted most electric fuel pumps like to be 
> back closer to the fuel tanks. Has anyone done this successfully? Any 
> thoughts? I run the single Weber conversion rather than the two Stroms. 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> 
> 
> Bill Mounce 
> 
> 1967 SV, aka 'The Paperweight' 
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