electric fuel pump advice

[banjax34]

hi , want to fit an electric fuel pump now the mechanical one has bit the dust, any advice on fitting one ,positioning etc , do i need to regulate it ? mines a 1.9 petrol Aircooled 1983 van..... pros cons etc please cheers
martin

[faggie]

most low pressure fuel pumps facet , su etc will be fine with your solexes , its webbers are dellortos what dont like the higher pressure

[banjax34]

cheers i've got a facet, the other thing i've replaced fuel hoses last year and already they seem to be damp with petrol seeping through!! what should i be replacing the hoses in the engine bay with ??

[Mickyfin]

5mm fuel line with the correct clamps, NOT JUBILEE CLIPS.

[Trunkster]

I have an electric pump on my 2l air cooled. They are quite noisey so put a piece of old rubber matting between the pump and body work. Mine is fixed to the main front to back sub frame under the van more or less under the drivers seat and after the filter. It was like that when I got it and it works fine. The only thing I have done is put a hidden switch inline with the live feed so if some little scrote tries to nick it it will quickly run out of fuel. It also meens you can turn the pump off when the ignition is on and not the engine if you sre doing a few jobs!

[banjax34]

cheers guys , got a rubber mounting kit with the facet, will wire in a switch as well ! now has anyone replaced their engine rubber mounts ? is it easy ?

[Trunkster]

I should start a new thread for that question?