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Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:04 am
by Jordi
The carb engines have a fuel return on the pump my electric pump doesn't.
Is it worth running a return from the carb over flow back to the tank?
Re: Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:44 am
by dan_2k_uk
Saves pumping fuel onto the floor if the float ever sticks or can't hold the pressure.
Re: Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:08 pm
by twiss
Mine goes back to the tank.... yes
Re: Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:54 pm
by timwilks13
As does mine....yes
Re: Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:16 pm
by Anton
Mine doesn't, but it most definately should!
Re: Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:50 pm
by Darrell
I thought facet pumps are self regulating and therefore didn't need a fuel return pipe
I also thought a SU overflow pipe just hang down, out the way, you could also see if it was overflowing
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Re: Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:54 pm
by dan_2k_uk
I just guessed it won't matter if it goes back to the tank. My overflow just goes to the floor.
Re: Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:28 pm
by kibris
When i tried it on mine - it would not run right, especialy just after filling up, used to cut out and not start right pull the overflow off and it was happy.
Re: Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:49 pm
by Jordi
Another thing to add to it when the new shell goes on.
Re: Fuel return on SU and electric pump
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:44 pm
by Edweird
Anton wrote:Mine doesn't, but it most definately should!
Same here. I've just got a long hose down to the chassis where it's held in place with one of those cable wrap things my SJ seems to have all over the place.