I have 13 carbureted cars and NONE of them have an electric fuel pump. They all start fine, hot or cold. I bought an electric fuel pump to install on my '48 L______C____ because everyone said that it would never start twice in a row with a mechanical fuel pump. I replaced the diaphragm in the original pump and it works great. The electric one is sitting in the box in the trunk. Paul W. In an email dated 18/5/2005 9:45:52 pm GMT Daylight time, "DR CHALLENGER" <drchallenger@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >i have 4 carbureted cars and i have not had to resort to installing an >electric pump. they always start with a couple pumps of the throttle. > >>From: "mail.lig.bellsouth.net" <jagster911@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>Gosh: ?If I have to take another minute to go through this I will just >>scream! ?Carbureted cars have fuel in the bowls all the time, except when >>you turn your car off and the fuel literally boils out of the carburetor. ? >>Then, a short while later, you try to start your car. ?You have spark, but >>you don't have fuel. ?Crank, crank, crank! ?Your poor starter gets hot, >>dies prematurely, and you face the old starter replacement or rebuild >>trauma again! ?Guys, the British and Europeans got around this a long, long >>time ago. ?It is called an electric fuel pump. ?Low pressure ones, like you >>need on your car are available at your local parts store for around 40 >>dollars, they are the right pressure, take two wires to connect and can be >>placed anywhere in the fuel line by a trained monkey. ?Preferably, you want >>to locate it as close to the tank as possible. ?Most pumps like to push, >>rather than pull. ?Ok, that accomplished, you merely turn the ignition key, >>listen for the faint noise of the pump, filling your carb with gas, and >>start the car. ?Yes, Virginia, the stock pump on the engine remains in >>line, no changes anyone can see. ?Again, the knowledge base is enhanced. ? >>No one should be offended by this little scrap of information. > > > > >----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm
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