Re: Fuel Pump (was [Re: Crossfire injectors.])

[Rex Weatherford <rex.weatherford@terraglyph.com>]

Dig wrote:
> 
> "> > "The best solution for a fuel tank (and pump) would be to find a
> suitable
> > donor
> > > from a fuel injected car. These would have baffles and an in-tank pump. I
> > > jerry-rigged a baffle for my tank and will share that only if it turns
> out
> > to be
> > > OK. Confidence in my rig is still low. "
> > >
> 
> Interesting this should come up... I came across a somewhat interesting
> GM fuel pump system this weekend.
> 
> I was replacing the FP on the UnderAchieva ('92, Quad-4) to try to fix
> a loss of power problem it's having (didn't fix it, but that's another
> thing). Anyway, the pump had its own self-contained sump arrangement;
> there was a plastic "can" around the pump with one-way valves to allow
> the fuel into the can, but not back out.
> 
> It even had two sock filters, one going into the can, and another on the
> pump itself. (which was a standard in-tank pump, once you got inside) The
> can was spring-loaded, and on slides, such that the can was always firmly
> on the bottom of the plastic baffle assembly in the tank.
> 
> Olds apparently didn't want any fuel starvation problems, and the system
> looked like it probably worked pretty well. If the fuel sloshed one way
> or another, there was always enough in the can to keep good pressure. The
> only downside, it looked to me, would be that the pump would be restricted
> somewhat in going through the one-way valves.
> 
> FWIW....
> 
> Dig
> turbodig@usa.net
> 
> 

This is also on all J-body's, N-body's and L-body's.

I'm not sure when it started, but it was before 88. AFAIK.

Rex Weatherford
92 Beretta GTZ 2.3L
15.531@91.28mph (stock)
http://www.beretta.net
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