[Spridgets] Bugeye - Electric Fuel Pump Question

Kevin Valentine kevinv1275 at gmail.com
Mon Feb 15 20:31:42 MST 2010


On Feb 15, 2010, at 10:19 PM, Miniac7 at aol.com wrote:

> On my Bugeye, I have a Mr. Gasket electric fuel pump, mounted on  
> top of the
>  left front fender well, adjacent to the carbs. After sitting  
> dormant for a
> few  weeks, the pump appears to lose it's prime. Would I have better
> success of  the pump staying primed if I were relocate it to the  
> rear, adjacent to
> the fuel  tank, making it a pusher instead of a sucker?


Howard,

Yes.  The closer to the tank - the better.   They were designed to be  
pushers.  Not only will it stay primed, but it will perform much  
better too.

Kevin V.


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