<VV> Healthy pumps?

corvairs corvairs at pacifier.com
Fri Jul 18 12:42:09 EDT 2008


Yeah, the only problem is, are we to believe that the diaphram assembly 
sits off away from the pump rod and they bang back and forth 
indescriminatly until pressure is needed again? Picture this scenario 
and tell me if it makes sense. Lon


Bryan Blackwell wrote:
> After thinking about this for a bit, it makes perfect sense - if you  
> used the eccentric to drive the fuel pressure, then the pressure  
> generated would easily be able to overcome the inlet needles if  
> something got stuck (think jammed relief valve).  This way, the  
> spring generates the pressure, and basically it can't ever go over  
> whatever stiffness the spring has.  Slick.
>
> --Bryan
>   



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