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Old Nov 27th, 2020, 10:18   #9
paul staines
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Originally Posted by old fart View Post
My cars have suffered from this problem, which I have solved by fitting a cheap electric pump in the fuel line, which I switch on to bring the fuel up to the carbs, then switch off, to run on the original pump. I can't see that there is a problem with low pressure on the mechanical pump as the car will run at 80 mph for an hour or so with no problems.( On French autoroutes).
The problem appears to be fuel running back to the tank.
I would rather fit an electric fuel pump and remove the old one if this is an option. What pump would be suitable to deliver the right amount of fuel ? Regards Paul
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