kenton
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 07:56 AM |
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tank sump or swirl pot
On my inj pinto rh 2b i suffered fuel starvation until i fitted a 2nd pump + swirl pot. On the viento there is less room under the boot floor so i was
thinking about welding a sump on the tank, has anyone done this? If so how big did you make it?
I'm going to have a full size boot so a sump would help save space.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 08:40 AM |
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I hope there's been no fuel in the tank before as I tried welding up my Cortina tank and despite flushing it for ages with soapy water and then
filling it up to the brim with water, it still went bang!!! You should have seen the jet of water that came out the filler pipe
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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miegru
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 09:10 AM |
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Have it on mine. Never had a problem. Is about 6cm deep and measures roughly 10 by 10cm. Welded under the tank with a 3 cm diameter hole in the main
tank.
On my first seven I put the return feed into this sump. That was a mistake; the fuel got very hot.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 10:44 AM |
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If the tank has had fuel in it you will have to go for an external one, else you risk blowing your self up...
Dan
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 11:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
If the tank has had fuel in it you will have to go for an external one, else you risk blowing your self up...
Dan
No, just get someone else to do it
No seriously I had a guy down in Kent do my ali tank when I converted to FI he did it no problem.
- Jim
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kenton
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| posted on 22/3/07 at 07:50 PM |
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Thanks,
its a new luego tank so no risk of explosion. Getting someone to do the welding will probably be cheaper than buying a 2nd pump + pot.
6cm deep should still be out of sight.
Kenton
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