6 volt fuel pump

Logan

Logan

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ok, so ive come to the realization my weber carb probably needs a fuel pump so i can get all i can out of the carb. at high rpm it feels like its running out of gas. I was just wondering which quality fuel pump you guys recomend? I want a good one because i live in Texas where the average temp for the last month has been 100+ degrees. So add in the temp of the engine compartment, and outside, its pretty dange hotttttt. I want a pump that doesnt vapor lock, is what im getting at. So let me know what y'all are using, and where you got it.
 
Logan, when we built Blake Terry's tub we needed a fuel pump for it since we used a downdraft two carb intake. I ran to NAPA and bought one of their 12 volt fuel pumps off the shelf and installed it on the car. 6 volts and it pumps about 2-3 pounds and has yet to splutter of miss. I think by using a 12 volt pump on a 6 volt system the pump delivers the proper amount of pressure and will last forever because it is only working at half it's rated service use.
 
James Rogers said:
Logan, when we built Blake Terry's tub we needed a fuel pump for it since we used a downdraft two carb intake. I ran to NAPA and bought one of their 12 volt fuel pumps off the shelf and installed it on the car. 6 volts and it pumps about 2-3 pounds and has yet to splutter of miss. I think by using a 12 volt pump on a 6 volt system the pump delivers the proper amount of pressure and will last forever because it is only working at half it's rated service use.
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My brother has done the same thing with his T.
 
Do you guys run a rubber line down to the frame, and bolt the pump down there, then a rubber line up to the carb, or do you just do what i would call an inline fuel pump like you would attach a fuel filter?
 
Vince-been running rubber fuel lines for atleast 10 years if not longer and no problems yet. I'm not saying your idea bout the fuel pump inside the cab is a bad idea, but i wouldnt do it because of possible leaks around conections, and if it ever went out on the road, I would get gas inside the cab while changing it out. And after hearing a story about one of the guys who had a stroke in our club a few years back because of the fuems coming from a leaking gas guage, im not going to take this chance.
And yes we have fuel filter in the sediment bowl. I just want to know do people mount it to the frame, or do they do an inline with nothing supporting it.
 
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Logan,I am going to install a Weber this winter. The set up I have seen is a steel line between the sediment bowl and the fuel pump filter. The pump with filter sits on the bottom frame rail and is held with P clamp bolted through a engine shield hole. A steel line then goes to the carb. The two steel lines have rubber hoses on each end to connect. A Carter 2-3 lb. pump is good.

Here is a link
http://members.fortunecity.com/pjsauber/WeberCarb.htm
 
^^^awnser i was looking for. Now for my next question i just thought of. Where should i hook into for my power? Ive seen it where people hook a hot line to the coil, but have heard of of people hooking up hot lines to amp meter i beleive.
 
Logan, I believe you have to use neoprene fuel lines from the pump to the carb since the Weber has a barb at the connection. I would use steel lines to the pump mounted inside the frame rails and a dedicated line to the carb. It would not be logical to use steel from the pump to the carb in any case if it is mounted on the frame since the motor shakes different to the frame. Hope this helps some.
 
forever4 said:
James,
I have never mounted an electric fuel pump on an 'A'.

If I were to do it, I would go to the RV store and get one of the little electric pump/solenoid valve combos used on some older RV generator units.

I would mount it under the tank, between the tank and the sediment bowl, spliced inline in the 90 degree pipe.
I would use steel lines. No 'rubber'.
It would keep the under hood appearance clean and neat.
It would mostly hide the pump and wiring from view.
It would minimize the height difference (head pressure) between the pump and the float chamber.

I hope no one jumps my azz for talking about this on fordbarn.
I am just answering your question, and I was 17 years old once, too. :D
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I do in fact have a pump mounted between the tank and the sediment bowl. The pump has an on off toggle switch mounted on the pump and the assembly mounted with the speedometer cable clamp screw. I did use steel pipes. The complete assembly can be removed and replaced with a standard pipe in minutes. I know you don't think Model A's vapor lock but when it starts backfiring I turn on the pump and the problem disappears. Seems strange that fuel pressure can cure electrical problems so easily.
 
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