slater
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Fuel Lift Pumpslater
@slater
Club Retro Rides Member 78
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Jan 14, 2015 16:20:24 GMT
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Has anyone on here got and recommendations for a fuel lift pump. I run a swirl pot in the boot and currently use a facit solid state pump to lift fuel out of the tank. The problem is the pump doesn't seem to be able to keep up and as soon as the tank gets low and it starts to suck air on corners it just looses it! I don't think its so much as the pump not being able to keep up with demand rather then it being curse word at priming itself after its drawn air. I'm wondering if a diaphragm pump would work any better but am a bit reluctant to spend loads as the whole lot will be junked eventually.
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Jan 14, 2015 16:45:34 GMT
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I've fitted both types tp different vehicles.
I've just replaced the Facet 'Red Top' type on the pickup, because it died. Fitted a £20 chinese copy off of ebay, and so far so good. That's a top outlet style tank and it draws fine.
The Vitesse currently has a German made modern electronic copy of the old SU diaphragm pump, again from a top outlet type tank. Not running a swirl pot (yet) and when the tank is low it does starve the pump of fuel, but there's no problem repriming itself.
That pump cost me about £70 iirc.
So basically, I've not really helped you choose at all!
In my experience, they both seem to work as well as each other
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gib
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Jan 16, 2015 10:59:29 GMT
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I have the following setup (although tidied up and now has a genuine silver/ red/ blue top).  As shown my lift pump is above the tank but I get no issues and its less prone to damage and easier to change out the max lift/ draw height is 1 foot from memory and idealy below the min draw level. I have had mixed experiences of solid state units as they don't seem to like abuse where as I flicked the prime on my red top and forgot all about it which meant it ran for X hours till the battery died and that was with no fuel in as I was just trying the set up out. In fact I would be interested to know how Mr.Speedy broke his as there isn't any thing to break, what did the parts look like when you stripped it? @ Slater are you sure your pick up is in the best place as if you are regularly drawing air it won't matter what lift pump you use. |
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Jan 16, 2015 11:22:42 GMT
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Tbh, I think it's dirt that killed it
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gib
Part of things
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Jan 16, 2015 11:42:44 GMT
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Did you run it as a red blue or silver top?
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Jan 16, 2015 12:56:21 GMT
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I think it was a silver top, but 8 years of running a diesel with no pre filter has taken it's toll  |
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