baxter
07-26-2014, 09:20 AM
Sorry if this is a duplicate post...thought I posted last night but don't see it anywhere...
2000 Moomba Outback (carbureted). Installing the second fuel pump in the hopes of cleaning up some starting problems.
Setup...
-fuel tank
-6 to 8 feet of fuel line (flex acol type A1 J1527 ISO 7840 A1 CE 3/8" 99)
-new fuel pump (Carter p/n 152-875)
-5 inches of fuel line (flex acol type A1 J1527 ISO 7840 A1 CE 3/8" 99)
-fuel filter/water separator
-10 inches of fuel line (flex acol type A1 J1527 ISO 7840 A1 CE 3/8" 99)
-existing fuel pump (the same Carter p/n 152-875)
-6" of rubber hose and metal tubing up to engine.
Question is...I've spliced the new fuel pump into the flex acol line just before the filter. Can I do that or do I need to be worried about pressure in the line coming out of the pump? Maybe this isn't a high pressure application and the existing line is fine on the output side? I ordered the vapor lock prevention kit from Bakes Marine online (http://www.bakesonline.com/detail.aspx?ID=2903) and I've seen the pump referred to as a "low pressure pump". I think I'm alright, but just want to make sure I don't need a different line on the output side of that pump.
Thanks for your help.
2000 Moomba Outback (carbureted). Installing the second fuel pump in the hopes of cleaning up some starting problems.
Setup...
-fuel tank
-6 to 8 feet of fuel line (flex acol type A1 J1527 ISO 7840 A1 CE 3/8" 99)
-new fuel pump (Carter p/n 152-875)
-5 inches of fuel line (flex acol type A1 J1527 ISO 7840 A1 CE 3/8" 99)
-fuel filter/water separator
-10 inches of fuel line (flex acol type A1 J1527 ISO 7840 A1 CE 3/8" 99)
-existing fuel pump (the same Carter p/n 152-875)
-6" of rubber hose and metal tubing up to engine.
Question is...I've spliced the new fuel pump into the flex acol line just before the filter. Can I do that or do I need to be worried about pressure in the line coming out of the pump? Maybe this isn't a high pressure application and the existing line is fine on the output side? I ordered the vapor lock prevention kit from Bakes Marine online (http://www.bakesonline.com/detail.aspx?ID=2903) and I've seen the pump referred to as a "low pressure pump". I think I'm alright, but just want to make sure I don't need a different line on the output side of that pump.
Thanks for your help.