<VV> Fuel pump issues

[Sethracer at aol.com]

_chartzel at comcast.net_ (mailto:chartzel at comcast.net)   writes:

By the  way I have nothing against electric pumps, they sure help fill the
carb  bowls before starting but then I shut it off and drove on the
mechanical  pump.


If you have an electric pump that can be "pulled through" - (Most,  but not 
all, can) you could install the pump up underneath the front floor  boards. 
It could even be a solid, non-cushioned, no sound deadened installation  
(noise is the bane of the front-mounted pump). Then use a momentary-on  
spring-loaded toggle or push-button switch to activate it, and use it only to  
pre-prime the standard pump when needed. Sitting for a few weeks, hot day hot  
start vapor issues, things like that. If your standard pump is 99%, there is 
no  reason to listen to that drone from under the floorboards if you don't 
have  to. 
 
-Seth Emerson