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Electric fuel pump 1.9dg

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Hi,
My van runs well on lpg. PO never ran on petrol, for about 7 years he said!
Anyway, fitting a new tank and fuel lines to get it working on petrol.
It has an electric pump fitted, this is mounted in the engine bay, at a higher level than the tank outlet for sure.
My question is should the pump be gravity fed?
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I recently fitted a facet leccy pump to my ,80 t25 , the instructions state that. it is to be mounted at an incline with outlet to carbs higher than the inlet and in close proximity to the fuel tank . and slightly higher than the tank if possible .
I have fitted a security siolating switch too , and it all seems to work fine .

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hilift wrote:I recently fitted a facet leccy pump to my ,80 t25 , the instructions state that. it is to be mounted at an incline with outlet to carbs higher than the inlet and in close proximity to the fuel tank . and slightly higher than the tank if possible .
I have fitted a security siolating switch too , and it all seems to work fine .

Thanks..
Did you fit an inline filter before or after the pump?
Not sure why mine is fitted in the engine bay, guess it must be a pull as well as push type pump..?!??

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Aye, thats your problem - too far from tank. Mine is at most four inches from tank outlet. Remember, facet pumps push rather than pull, hence the need to mount as close to tank as possible. Filter should be before pump.
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Thanks for the replies..,
Does it need a pressure regulator?
Some seem to say yes and others no..
There are also many to choose from, Facet look the most widely used.. there are lots of copies on eBay etc, what did you guys use??
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100leelee wrote:Thanks for the replies..,
Does it need a pressure regulator?
Some seem to say yes and others no..
There are also many to choose from, Facet look the most widely used.. there are lots of copies on eBay etc, what did you guys use??
Thanks
Facet Posiflow 1.4 - 4.0 psi, no need of a regulator as it is the same pressure as the original mechanical pump. And they should be mounted close to the fuel tank and as close in height as possible to the bottom of the tank no more than 12" higher.

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bigherb wrote:
100leelee wrote:Thanks for the replies..,
Does it need a pressure regulator?
Some seem to say yes and others no..
There are also many to choose from, Facet look the most widely used.. there are lots of copies on eBay etc, what did you guys use??
Thanks
Facet Posiflow 1.4 - 4.0 psi, no need of a regulator as it is the same pressure as the original mechanical pump. And they should be mounted close to the fuel tank and as close in height as possible to the bottom of the tank no more than 12" higher.

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100leelee wrote:Will let you know how I get on!!

I wondered if you'd made a start on fitting the pump, I'm about to attempt the same and wondered if you'd found any snags to look out for?
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100leelee wrote:Thanks for the replies..,
Does it need a pressure regulator?
Some seem to say yes and others no..
There are also many to choose from, Facet look the most widely used.. there are lots of copies on eBay etc, what did you guys use??
Thanks
For the benefit of others, I fitted one of these Facet pump copies off e-bay to my Chevette & it was a complete waste of money, very noisy & poor performance.

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Jeff J wrote:For the benefit of others, I fitted one of these Facet pump copies off e-bay to my Chevette & it was a complete waste of money, very noisy & poor performance.
Well there's a lesson there for everyone. Anyway, you can fit rubber bushes to deaden the noise.
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rightsideup wrote:
100leelee wrote:Will let you know how I get on!!

I wondered if you'd made a start on fitting the pump, I'm about to attempt the same and wondered if you'd found any snags to look out for?

Hi,
Not got around to it yet, still welding ;)
Looks decent quality though so hope it's ok!

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100leelee wrote:Not got around to it yet, still welding ;)
Looks decent quality though so hope it's ok!

I'm going to attempt fitting mine tomorrow - will report back!
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captain Byrne wrote:
Jeff J wrote:For the benefit of others, I fitted one of these Facet pump copies off e-bay to my Chevette & it was a complete waste of money, very noisy & poor performance.
Well there's a lesson there for everyone. Anyway, you can fit rubber bushes to deaden the noise.
Rubber anti vibe mountings did not help in the slightest, it was just a really noisy pump that could be heard at anything less than 3000rpm.

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Jeff J wrote:
captain Byrne wrote:
Jeff J wrote:For the benefit of others, I fitted one of these Facet pump copies off e-bay to my Chevette & it was a complete waste of money, very noisy & poor performance.
Well there's a lesson there for everyone. Anyway, you can fit rubber bushes to deaden the noise.
Rubber anti vibe mountings did not help in the slightest, it was just a really noisy pump that could be heard at anything less than 3000rpm.

But it was a cheapo copy. Did you try a genuine Facet?
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Fitted one to mine in engine bay below carb but above tank. Took live feed off Weber carb had nothing but problems. Intermittent feed. Changed feed and now works a treat. It is noisy but I'm going to live with it and see.


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