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« on: February 07, 2005, 22:21:06 »
Ok... The fuel tank on the bobtail only holds 5 Gallon....

I may be able to get a 1992 classic fuel tank with sender unit and fuel pump. :D

The question is: Will the EFI fuel pump be ok with a twin carb engine..?
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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2005, 22:23:51 »
You might run into problems with having too much fuel pressure.

There is quite a big difference in the systems.
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2005, 22:34:15 »
Thanks Tim,

Can you adjust the pump output ?
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2005, 22:52:09 »
paul on Scrapheap last night the guys with the v8 ice cream van just put a kink in the pipe and a hoseclip tocure their overfueling problem!!! :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2005, 22:58:06 »
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paul on Scrapheap last night the guys with the v8 ice cream van just put a kink in the pipe and a hoseclip tocure their overfueling problem!!! :lol:  :lol:


That's all well and good as a tempory thing.

I'm looking at doing a proper job. :wink:
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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2005, 22:58:48 »
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Thanks Tim,

Can you adjust the pump output ?


The fuel pressure on the Efi is governed by the pressure regulator on the fuel rail, so the short answer is no ;-)
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« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2005, 22:59:45 »
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paul on Scrapheap last night the guys with the v8 ice cream van just put a kink in the pipe and a hoseclip tocure their overfueling problem!!! :lol:  :lol:


I think their problem was that the return pipe was too large, so there wasn't sufficient pressure at the carbs.  The kink in the return line restricted the flow and increased the fuel pressure.
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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2005, 23:01:31 »
Umm...

So would the fuel pump I have now fit the other tank. :-k

Any idea ?
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« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2005, 23:17:41 »
The boy racer magazines sell adjustable pressure regs. They call them something like "power boost valves" Altho' they sell them to increase pressure and I'm not sure how much adjustment you get. might pay to have a play, don't know what they cost tho'.
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« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2005, 23:22:49 »
Karloss, they tend to be for EFi vehicles... to replace the standard fuel regulator.... and they are expensive :-(
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« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2005, 23:45:22 »
Now if I'd bothered to read the post properly I'd have known it was twin carbed wouldn't I? :oops:
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Cheers, Karl..


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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2005, 02:30:00 »
Quote from: "Paul"
Quote from: "neil thorne"
paul on Scrapheap last night the guys with the v8 ice cream van just put a kink in the pipe and a hoseclip tocure their overfueling problem!!! :lol:  :lol:


That's all well and good as a tempory thing.

I'm looking at doing a proper job. :wink:


Proper job, it's for sale you know, but that's the Barley Pickers, not the Chaos crew!
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