[TR] Electric Fuel Pump (was Re: 2018 Kastner Cup)

[Geo Hahn]

Dave -

It does look just like the Airtex right down to the number - but the box
says Delphi.  Possibly just badge engineering.

Geo

On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 10:15 AM David Friedlander <forzion7 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Geo;
>
> The pump in your photo appears to be an Airtex E8318 but the one
> in the eBay link you sent is a Delphi.
>
> Did you opt for Airtex  [https://tinyurl.com/yct9q76q]
> for another reason?
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 9:38 AM Irv Korey <emanteno at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That inline switched electric pump is also great for filling the bowls on
>> a hot day after a drive,  and if your carbs start heat soaking while
>> sitting in traffic.
>>
>> Irv Korey
>> 74 TR6 CF22767
>> Highland Park,  IL
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 9, 2018, 6:46 AM DAVE HOGYE <dlhogye at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> This is a very good idea.  Wonderfully simple.  Easy to store in your
>>> road kit.
>>>
>>> Another idea would be to install the electric pump in line and work it
>>> with a remote switch if/when needed.  A good friend has a Porsche 356 and
>>> installed a Facet pump just to prime the carbs before start up.  When it
>>> sits for a couple weeks, the carbs go dry and he had to crank it for too
>>> long to fill the float bowls.  Hence, the in-line Facet pump.  A perfect
>>> fix.
>>>
>>> Dave H.
>>>
>>> On July 8, 2018 at 4:59 PM Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 4:47 PM Andrew Uprichard <
>>> auprichard at uprichard.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ...Headed out Friday for what was going to be an enjoyable, 100 mile
>>> trip.  Hit the 50 mile mark and it died.  Dead.  Fuel pump packed up.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ...Got home, hitched up the trailer and went to collect the car.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a repost (from this morning) on another list - but timely due to
>>> Andrew'a misadventure so thought I'd repeat it here:
>>>
>>> I always carry a simple in-line electric fuel pump already plumbed to
>>> easily bypass the mechanical pump and connect to power. This is my
>>> get-me-home spare so I do not have to change the mechanical pump along the
>>> side of the road (at night, in the rain, wife sitting in the car, etc).
>>>
>>> Unfortunately my bag of small TR3/4 spares went missing when I parked
>>> the car in a public place and (because the boot was in use with something
>>> bulky) I had to leave the bag on the seat. Oh well, everything in there
>>> could be easily replaced.
>>>
>>> That lot included the electric fuel pump so I was pleasantly surprised
>>> to find this one on eBay:
>>>
>>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/362170401702
>>>
>>> A suitable (made in USA) pump for 11 bucks (including shipping) is quite
>>> a good deal.
>>>
>>> To be ready for use I changed the outlet barbed fitting to ¼", added 2'
>>> of ¼" fuel line and a couple of alligator clips to the power & ground leads.
>>>
>>> [image: Electric Fuel Pump.JPG]
>>>
>>> In case it is not obvious, the 5/16" barb connects to the rubber line to
>>> the mechanical pump and the 2' hose to the ¼" hard line to the carbs.
>>>
>>> I thought I'd pass it along as it is pretty cheap 'insurance' against a
>>> fuel pump failure.
>>>
>>>
>>> Geo
>>>
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