<VV> Both Electric and Mechanical fuel pumps

[EUGENE1938@aol.com]

PVanderl@mwestmp.com writes:
Can an electric pump, while shut off, allow fuel
to pass? Also does the mechanical allow fuel to pass thru while the engine
is not running? I want it to be able to fill the carbs after sitting for
several days. I would imagine this would help save on the starter. 

Pat,
Yes, to all.  I have used this set up before but you must be careful of using 
it 
with a mechanical pump failure.  It depends on what has failed in the 
mechanical
pump.  If it is valve failure it works fine but if it is a diaphragm failure 
you can pump 
fuel into the crankcase or out the top of the pump onto the engine and have a 
potential fire.  It is really good for a car that has not been started in a 
while to
prime the carbs for quicker starting.  A better plan is to eliminate the 
mechanical
pump altogether and go electric only.  IMNO

Ed Corson (CORSA member)
IECC - Riverside, CA