<VV> electric fuel pump - (humor)

[Garth Stapon]

Is it sacrilege to put a Ford part on my vair?

That part was likely made in Canada eH! (since that Car was built in St.
Thomas, Ontario)

LATE POWER GLIDE SEDANS RULE
----- Original Message -----
From: "henry kaczmarek" <kaczmarek at charter.net>
To: "Chris" <joeaverage at earthlink.net>; <JVHRoberts at aol.com>;
<PVanderl at mwestmp.com>; <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> electric fuel pump - inertia switch - diaphragm block


> Folks
> Has anyone tried the inertia switch that Ford used on its late 80's Crown
> Victoria /Grand Marquis?  It was attached to the trunk, which would help a
> Vair, and wired to the in tank pump. they are plentiful, inexpensive, and
> quite effective.
>
> Hank
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris" <joeaverage at earthlink.net>
> To: <JVHRoberts at aol.com>; <PVanderl at mwestmp.com>;
<VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> electric fuel pump - inertia switch - diaphragm block
>
>
> > I'd use both. That way if I'm in a bad crash and the engine does not
> > stall, and I'm unconscious, the pump will most likely shut off.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: JVHRoberts at aol.com
> > Sent: Apr 6, 2005 7:29 PM
> > To: PVanderl at mwestmp.com, VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> > Subject: Re: <VV> electric fuel pump - inertia switch - diaphragm block
> >
> > Personally, I'd forget the inertia switch. Use a Vega OP switch, which
has
> > a
> > starter bypass terminal to run the pump during cranking no matter what
the
> > OP
> > is, and life is good. If the engine stalls, the pump will shut off. The
> > schematic for this thing is out there on the web somewhere. It's pretty
> > simple and
> > straightforward.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/5/2005 6:42:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > PVanderl at mwestmp.com writes:
> > I currently have a stock fuel pump on my 62. If it sits for a week I
have
> > to
> > crank the heck out of it to get gas back into the carbs so it will
start.
> > Being a fresh restoration, the wear it is doing to my starter concerns
me.
> > I
> > want to convert it to an electric so I can avoid the extended engine
> > cranking. Some questions:
> >
> > If I wire the pump to the oil pressure switch, will I defeat the purpose
I
> > have for running an electric in the first place?
> >
> > Does anyone who runs an electric fuel pump know of an inertia switch
that
> > works well with their vair? I want to add some safety to it.
> >
> > Also does anyone have anything to say good or bad about the fuel
> > inlet/outlet block available in the Communiqué to replace the diaphragm
> > block of the stock fuel pump? I want to keep the stock appearance if I
run
> > an electric.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > _______________________________________________
> > This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights
are
> > the property
> > of the writer, please attribute properly. For help,
> > mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
> > This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
> > http://www.corvair.org/
> > Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> > Change your options:
> > http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights
are
> > the property
> > of the writer, please attribute properly. For help,
> > mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
> > This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
> > http://www.corvair.org/
> > Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> > Change your options:
> > http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
> > _______________________________________________
> >
>
>
>  _______________________________________________
> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are
the property
> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help,
mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
http://www.corvair.org/
> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Change your options:
http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
>  _______________________________________________