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GrayGoose
MMT Member
Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:26 am Posts: 11
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 Gatortail Fuel Pump
Is there any good reason to keep the vacuum operated fuel pump on a gatortail if you are adding an electric ful pump in line? 2 fuel pumps????
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:45 am |
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JIMMY W
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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 Re: Gatortail Fuel Pump
No reason to put a electric fuel pump on one!Are you having fuel problems?
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:27 am |
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GrayGoose
MMT Member
Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:26 am Posts: 11
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 Re: Gatortail Fuel Pump
No problems, Just saw all the ones from gatortail with Mikuni carbs and mods having electric pumps. and I happen to have a new electric fuel pump at the house not being used
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:49 am |
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forever draggin
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 6664 Location: in the marsh with a boat load full of dead hookers
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 Re: Gatortail Fuel Pump
Buddy was using an e pump, was burning 2x the amount of fuel. It was the lower psi mr gasket
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:54 am |
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GrayGoose
MMT Member
Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:26 am Posts: 11
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 Re: Gatortail Fuel Pump
Was the fuel just coming out the overflow? My buddy has the same set up as me with the E pump and the vacuum pump and get really good milage. But it sounds like there is no advantage to keeping both pumps in line.
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:57 am |
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Team Camo
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:49 pm Posts: 8536 Location: Bridge City, TX
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 Re: Gatortail Fuel Pump
E-pump is a waste of $ most of the time. You're better off fixing you leaking fuel line than adding e-pump.
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:37 am |
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MALLARDSX2
MMT F.E.
Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:34 pm Posts: 978 Location: GA
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 Re: Gatortail Fuel Pump
I installed a larger fuel line to solve my problems and a larger fuel filter and to be honest I think it may have been the carb that was causing the problems. due to ethanol... Adding anything else electronic that can break is just a bad idea imho.
The amount of fuel that that mechanical fuel pump delivers at WOT is probably enough to run a 350 Chevy motor...
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:08 am |
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forever draggin
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 6664 Location: in the marsh with a boat load full of dead hookers
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:10 am |
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deadbird8
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:50 pm Posts: 3833 Location: Old East Dallas, Texas
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Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:05 pm |
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