Date:         Fri, 6 Aug 2004 23:11:59 -0400
Reply-To:     tmiller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
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From:         tmiller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon burned to the ground-fuel pressure gauge?
Comments: To: John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <4112880A.2040806@bellsouth.net>
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It might be easier to get a fuseable link and install it in the engine
compartment, running the power line for the fuel pump directly through
it.  It if melts open, the pumps shuts off.
TEMiller

John Rodgers wrote:

> A high speed drop on the fuel guage warned me of a fuel discharge
> problem. I could visible see the fule needle falling. I was fortunate
> not to have a fire, but the engine compartment was soaked in gasoline. A
> split fuel hose under 30 psi of pressure is going to spray out a lot of
> gasoline in a hurry.
>
> I'm not sure a fuel pressure gage would do that much good because as
> long as the pump is keeping up with the fuel loss, the fuel pressure
> guage will show proper fuel pressure. A flow rate guage might work
> better, or better still, a fuel level indicator that relates to time
> some how - Fuel gage and stop watch integrated together some how.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
>
> Mark Cumnock wrote:
>
>> Would a fuel pressure gauge , have warned him of a fuel problem?
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