Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > I wouldn't worry about a little tape and foam on the outside of your fuel > pump at all. > minor factor, external cooling by air flow, I think. > I seriously doubt a bit of tape on the outside of it will matter at all. > > hey, if you have an infrared temp gun like you should have for general > diagnostic purposes .. > take some temp readings on the outside of the fuel pump ... > be interesting to see how hot it gets during the summer with highway > driving. > -- And take some readings off nearby other bits on the underside as a point of comparison. Rocky J Squirrel 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR |
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