electric fuel pump??

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electric fuel pump??

Postby kevireno » Tue Jan 24, 2017 5:58 pm

I have a 79 that had an engine mounter mech fuel pump.
I am going to remove it (I have the block off plate) and install on electric pump.
Should I locate it in the same position as the electric pumps on the FI models?
How about wiring it in.....safety shut off? relay? where should I go for power at the fuse box?
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Re: electric fuel pump??

Postby spider2081 » Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:36 am

I believe the most common place for mounting the aftermarket electric fuel pumps in the spare tire area. It is generally located between the fuel tank and the spare tire. I gets mounted to the structural member forward of them. This requires either finding the unused wires that were run for a power antenna or running a new wire through the car. I think some people add a fuel filter before the pump.

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Re: electric fuel pump??

Postby RRoller123 » Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:38 am

An inertial shutoff switch for safety is a good idea too.

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Re: electric fuel pump??

Postby kmoses » Wed Jan 25, 2017 4:21 pm

This is where my trunk mounted fuel pump is located. If you are going the "cube pump" route, the Facet 40-148 works great. I tried to use the 40-104 but was not getting enough fuel pressure or flow at upper RPM even though the pump specs. were correct for the car (PSI Min/Max = 1.5 - 4.0) (GPH=25). Changed to the 40-148 (PSI Min/Max = 2.0 - 4.5) (GPH=25) and my fuel starvation problems are gone (both pumps were new when installed). Midwest-Bayless has the Facet 40-148 cube pump for around $55.
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Re: electric fuel pump??

Postby scrapironchef » Fri Jan 27, 2017 1:56 am

That a filter on the bottom and a check valve on the top?

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Re: electric fuel pump??

Postby kmoses » Fri Jan 27, 2017 1:11 pm

Yes to both questions (the filter was purchased from Facet and the check valve from Midwest-Bayless). Also, the rubber mounts are really needed to keep the fuel pump noise down.

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Re: electric fuel pump??

Postby scrapironchef » Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:43 pm

I've got the other style pump I'm prepping for mine, do you have any problems drawing fuel through the existing top mount setup?

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Re: electric fuel pump??

Postby kmoses » Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:36 pm

No problem at all, both of the Facet cube pumps I have used have a 24" dry lift.

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Re: electric fuel pump??

Postby kevireno » Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:35 am

Great! Thanks to you all.
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Re: electric fuel pump??

Postby MIGHTY 8 » Tue Feb 28, 2017 3:53 pm

My only $.02,
Do yourself a tremendous favor and get a quality pump! I went a few years affected with various issues and all were a result of working with some cheap Track Auto junk!
I believe Facet is what's most common with our cars, and yes they're about 3 times the cost of something off the shelf but well worth the investment.


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