Electric Fuel Shut off
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Marshall V. Daut
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If your car has the pop-out ignition switch, you can't install the electronic shut off valve to be operated by the switch. You'd have to possibly run wires to a toggle switch.
Marshall
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kenparker0703
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Do not wire an electric fuel switch on same switch if you have an electronic distributor. The electritikkles dont like one another. As marshall says use a separate switch.
I have used them on several cars. I like the ideaa. len
I have used them on several cars. I like the ideaa. len
SDJason
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My 1930 Town Sedan had one that was put in by a previous owner.
It worked fine for around 10 years, but then I found out the hard way that when one of those fails, it fails in the "Off" position - meaning that if you're driving along and it fails on you somewhere, you won't be getting the car home under its own power. I decided to replace it with a 1/4-turn ball valve.
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Bruce of MN
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Pardon my ignorance, but what other solenoid valve type is there?
nkaminar
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I have an electric fuel pump for my Weber down draft. When off it will not allow fuel to flow. I carry extra fuel lines to use in case the fuel pump fails. I use the manual valve when I want to run the carburetor dry. But this discussion has given me the idea of removing the separate fuse for the pump instead, or adding a switch.
midgetracer
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I have the solenoid valves on both of my 31's and I love them. I have had them for about 10 years.
Big hammer
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I’am for K.I.S.S. After going through my fuel system, pencil filter in the tank, lapping the gas valve, cleaning the carburetor float valve, I then had a leakless system. I would turn my car off and walk away, checking for leaks drips several times a day and for about 1 1/2 years no leaks or drips. Then after the car sat for a couple of weeks she began dripping from the carburetor, I would then close the shutoff valve and run the carburetor dry. Procrastinated that one day I need to address the float valve which I didn’t, I just started driving her more, after a couple weeks I started just walking away and behold she stopped dripping ! that’s been about a year. My guess the fuel flushed the junk away cleaning the float valve, Ford built a durable and simple car ! K.I.S.S.
SDJason
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Absolutely happy - it's been around 4.5 years, and still working fine.
Having to open the hood to turn it on/off doesn't bother me - just made it part of the routine (along with the battery cutoff switch) - it becomes a habit that you don't really think about.
Marshall V. Daut
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Unfortunately, unless you still have an original on/off valve, you can't simply "lap" the stem on repo valves because of their construction. They either hold fuel back or leak and as far as i know, cannot be "rebuilt" with available kits. If someone has found a way to lap repo valve stems to seal again, I'd sure like to know about it. I have a half dozen leaking expensive repos that didn't last very long before they started leaking. And a couple were valves touted by the national vendor in his catalog as being high quality and leak-proof. Hmmmmm....
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Zoltan
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I put one on my 31 coupe with great results. It works great with a modern (non pop-out) ignition switch using the accessory connection. I wanted to install it downstream of the sediment bulb. Plus, I'm too old and lazy to work under the dash.
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