<VV> electric fuel pump - inertia switch - diaphragm block

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

OK... remember, the mechanical pumps don't have this feature, so if you're OK 
with the mechanical pump as is, the electric with OP control is essentially 
functionally identical to the mechanical counterpart in this respect.

In a message dated 4/7/2005 11:41:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
joeaverage at earthlink.net writes:
I'd use both. That way if I'm in a bad crash and the engine does not stall, 
and I'm unconscious, the pump will most likely shut off. 

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: JVHRoberts at aol.com
Sent: Apr 6, 2005 7:29 PM
To: PVanderl at mwestmp.com, VirtualVairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> electric fuel pump - inertia switch - diaphragm block

Personally, I'd forget the inertia switch. Use a Vega OP switch, which has a 
starter bypass terminal to run the pump during cranking no matter what the OP 
is, and life is good. If the engine stalls, the pump will shut off. The 
schematic for this thing is out there on the web somewhere. It's pretty 
simple and 
straightforward. 

John


In a message dated 4/5/2005 6:42:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
PVanderl at mwestmp.com writes:
I currently have a stock fuel pump on my 62. If it sits for a week I have to
crank the heck out of it to get gas back into the carbs so it will start.
Being a fresh restoration, the wear it is doing to my starter concerns me. I
want to convert it to an electric so I can avoid the extended engine
cranking. Some questions:

If I wire the pump to the oil pressure switch, will I defeat the purpose I
have for running an electric in the first place?

Does anyone who runs an electric fuel pump know of an inertia switch that
works well with their vair? I want to add some safety to it.

Also does anyone have anything to say good or bad about the fuel
inlet/outlet block available in the Communiqué to replace the diaphragm
block of the stock fuel pump? I want to keep the stock appearance if I run
an electric.




Thanks