[TR] TR3A Fuel pump

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

On 10/22/23 10:19 AM, Don Hiscock wrote:
> Did you mount an inertial cutoff switch, TeriAnn?  What are your 
> thoughts there?

I did not think about one for the TR3. If I'm hit hard enough to trip 
one I don't expect a good personal outcome. And the key is right there. 
I do have one (from a fox body Mustang) in the Land Rover which has EFI 
5.0 just in case the truck falls over or some such on the trail. It has 
taken a lot on bouncing at different angles and has never tripped. I 
think it would take a large impact to trip one. There is a big 
difference in the amount that can flow at 2-3 lb pressure & the amount 
at high volume 45 PSI before you can hit the ignition switch. I don't 
think cars had cutoff switches before EFI volume & pressure pumps.

TeriAnn

>
> On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 12:15 PM TeriAnn J. Wakeman 
> <tjwakeman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     On 10/22/23 9:40 AM, Alex&Janet Thomson wrote:
>>
>>     All - I'm sure this has been discussed before but my question is
>>     this - I have a freiend who plans to install a Moss supplied
>>     electric fuel pump to his TR3A. I don't know if it is the Facet
>>     pump or the universal Lucas pump. Any suggestions on the best
>>     place to mount this pump. I assume at the back of the car is
>>     best, below the fuel tank level.
>>
>     On my TR3 I mounted an electric fuel pump and fuel filter before
>     the pump on the inside of the frame rail. I fabricated a metal
>     mounting plate to mount them to the frame rail by the fuel tank.
>     In general electric fuel pumps are good at pushing fuel but not so
>     much as pulling fuel so having it below the bottom of the tank
>     makes it easier. Especially after running out of fuel.
>
>     TeriAnn
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