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bracey

posted on 18/4/08 at 10:08 PM Reply With Quote
electrical pump on single carb

found serious wear on cam lobe for fuel pump (mechanical) will using an electrical pump cause any probs

facet solid state pump through regulator (what setting ,dont know)
to vauxhall varijet carb

will this cause probs because not running at engine revs ,will it overcome the carb ,flood it ??

its manta engine ohc

or do i need interupter pump etc

help and advise greatly needed
thanks
richard

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UncleFista

posted on 19/4/08 at 12:09 AM Reply With Quote
Should be fine, we ran a single carb on a Facet carb pump (blanked off the mech pump "hole" ) without a regulator with no problems at all.

[Edited on 19/4/08 by UncleFista]





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britishtrident

posted on 19/4/08 at 07:51 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bracey
found serious wear on cam lobe for fuel pump (mechanical) will using an electrical pump cause any probs

facet solid state pump through regulator (what setting ,dont know)
to vauxhall varijet carb

will this cause probs because not running at engine revs ,will it overcome the carb ,flood it ??

its manta engine ohc

or do i need interupter pump etc

help and advise greatly needed
thanks
richard


Do you already have the fuel pump if not just get a lower pressure pump and ditch the regulator.

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jacko

posted on 19/4/08 at 09:21 AM Reply With Quote
how about a motor bike fuel pump carb zx9r or similar
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britishtrident

posted on 19/4/08 at 03:48 PM Reply With Quote
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bracey

posted on 19/4/08 at 07:07 PM Reply With Quote
it is the facet fuel pump ,got it in and found running at one psi after short accel it drained float chanber ,on 2 psi great
think all is good now

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