Re: fuel system case study #1`

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2011/6/1 13:52:06

Fred, Thanks for the information. This has been my one big fear about sending gas through the mechanical pump with the electric. I only use the electric to start the car but also carry a long hose and fitting so in a roadside emergency fix I can bypass the mechanical pump if it should fail. I also carry a spare mechanical. The Packard Club website (http://www.packardclub.org/) under Tech Tips has a very nice article on installing electric pumps and recommends the Seagrave method used on it's fire engine many years ago. It is worth reading. If I were to install an electric pump to operate as my main pump I would use this method to bypass the mechanical pump so that either could be used safely.