anyone running this pump?
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anyone running this pump?
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They were talking about that pump on the turbomustangs forum
http://www.turbomustangs.com/forums/...threadid=38678
http://www.turbomustangs.com/forums/...threadid=38678
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by CGGorman
I'll bet the o-ring failure rate is amazingly high...
I wouldn't like the principle of a coil being energized, pulling the plunger, compressing a spring and then the spring forcing the plunger back. I have no complaints with our old holley pump design. NO problems with leaks
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I'm not going to guess about it's lifetime, since I know nothing about it's construction.
However, IF the Orings that seal the plunger let go, the
pump doesn't drip onto the driveway - it fills the crankcase.
It DOES look pretty slick, though.
They could incorporate their plunger technique with a lever
to make it safer - but then it would look like a normal fuel pump.
PS - I am not running that pump.
However, IF the Orings that seal the plunger let go, the
pump doesn't drip onto the driveway - it fills the crankcase.
It DOES look pretty slick, though.
They could incorporate their plunger technique with a lever
to make it safer - but then it would look like a normal fuel pump.
PS - I am not running that pump.
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It doesn't have to fill the crank case if you use a seals-it gasket that is also a pump rod seal, the stock type pumps can quickly fill the crank case also when they rupture.
I don't see a problem w/ the o rings, o rings can take a lot more abuse than you would think. It's pretty reasonably priced, compared to my SX pump, filter & aeromotive a2000 regulator this pump is 1/10th the cost..maybe even less.
I don't see a problem w/ the o rings, o rings can take a lot more abuse than you would think. It's pretty reasonably priced, compared to my SX pump, filter & aeromotive a2000 regulator this pump is 1/10th the cost..maybe even less.
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
It doesn't have to fill the crank case if you use a seals-it gasket that is also a pump rod seal, the stock type pumps can quickly fill the crank case also when they rupture.
I don't see a problem w/ the o rings, o rings can take a lot more abuse than you would think. It's pretty reasonably priced, compared to my SX pump, filter & aeromotive a2000 regulator this pump is 1/10th the cost..maybe even less.
I don't see a problem w/ the o rings, o rings can take a lot more abuse than you would think. It's pretty reasonably priced, compared to my SX pump, filter & aeromotive a2000 regulator this pump is 1/10th the cost..maybe even less.
Every SBC pump that I've had the diaphram crack on - just dripped out
the bottom of the can ... never in the crankcase.
I agree - the Orings should be fine -- continuously lubricated and cooled by the gas.
However - the devil is in the details, which are unknown to me.
Good luck
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