Re: 6v fuel pump wiring question
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/10/28 10:33:30
PackardV8, perhaps this is the style of electric pump you were referring to as about the size of a 16-oz been can?
This one was found under the seat of my 34 Packard when I bought it so it dates to no newer than 1963 - the car had a functioning mechanical pump then as it does now, which has never caused a falter or problem once the diaphram was changed to EtOH-compatible about 12 years back. Of course on the Eight/Super Eight it has the advantage of being on the non-manifold side of the engine and directly in the fan-blast.
I've used this pump a couple of times for emptying a gas tank - that's about it. It's quiet, pumps a very large volume at low pressure (about 4 psi), and draws quite a bit of current. It's wired and plumbed for an emergency installation should it ever be needed - but hasn't yet in all these years.
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This one was found under the seat of my 34 Packard when I bought it so it dates to no newer than 1963 - the car had a functioning mechanical pump then as it does now, which has never caused a falter or problem once the diaphram was changed to EtOH-compatible about 12 years back. Of course on the Eight/Super Eight it has the advantage of being on the non-manifold side of the engine and directly in the fan-blast.
I've used this pump a couple of times for emptying a gas tank - that's about it. It's quiet, pumps a very large volume at low pressure (about 4 psi), and draws quite a bit of current. It's wired and plumbed for an emergency installation should it ever be needed - but hasn't yet in all these years.
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