<VV> Help for Vapor Lock

[N. Joseph Potts]

I saw an electric pump fill up a crankcase when it overwhelmed the float
valve on a carburetor. Hydrolocked the engine, too. Pump was, of course, NOT
wired so as not to run with the engine off. Shortcuts on electric pumps make
'em a lot worse. Longcuts make 'em more expensive and complex.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C and mechanical fuel pump

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of Ken Wildman
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 10:38 PM
To: Bill Elliott; Tim Verthein; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Help for Vapor Lock


At 06:02 PM 6/8/2005, Bill Elliott wrote:
>I wasn't going to post on this subject, but you've pretty much thrown down
>the gauntlet. (VBG)
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>
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>Note that I'm NOT saying that a well-designed and well-installed electric
>pump is a BAD idea on a Corvair... quite the opposite (though all of my
street
>Corvairs run mechanical pumps). What I AM saying is that mechanical pumps
>AND electric pumps both have their inherent disadvantages and you ignore
>those at your own risk.
>
>Bill

You mean like the very real possibility of diluting your crankcase oil with
gas when one of those extra-fine modern diaphragms leak in a mechanical
pump?    :)

Ken