<VV> Electric fuel pump

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"And a car is a car".


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron <ronh at owt.com>
>Sent: Oct 4, 2010 11:20 AM
>To: Tom Berg <thesuperscribe at yahoo.com>, AeroNed at aol.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> Electric fuel pump
>
>"A fluid pump is a fluid pump."
>
>Not so at all!  There's a big difference between a positive displacement 
>pump like the mechanical pump and an electric impeller type of pump.  The 
>impeller type easily stalls in air and will only develop pressure when in a 
>medium that has some mass.  Gasoline has some mass and air has very little.
>RonH
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tom Berg" <thesuperscribe at yahoo.com>
>To: <AeroNed at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 9:31 AM
>Subject: Re: <VV> Electric fuel pump
>
>
>> ... And the stock mechanical pump is in the engine compartment, from where 
>> it
>> sucks fuel from the tank.
>>
>> --Tom Berg
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: "AeroNed at aol.com" <AeroNed at aol.com>
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Sent: Sun, October 3, 2010 10:57:12 PM
>> Subject: <VV> Electric fuel pump
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/3/2010 12:42:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> ricknorris at suddenlink.net writes:
>>
>> They are designed to push the gas not pull it a long distance
>> through a pipe.
>> Rick,
>>
>>
>> I disagree (as strongly as I dare) with your statement. This is an old
>> wives tale, not that you're an old wife. There is no difference in the 
>> pump
>> design to push versus pull fuel. A fluid pump is a fluid pump. The only
>> difference is that the piping between the pump and the tank has to be free 
>> of
>> leaks because air is easier to pump than gasoline.
>>
>> My electric pump, which is located behind the rear seat under the package
>> tray, is higher than the top of the gas tank. It has sucked fuel through
>> empty lines several times without any trouble.
>>
>> Ned
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