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Re: [GMCnet] In tank fuel pumps, or external pumps. [message #316381 is a reply to message #316377] Fri, 21 April 2017 10:32 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   United States
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BobDunahugh wrote on Fri, 21 April 2017 10:42

To get 87 octane gas to boil. You need temps that are approaching 200 degrees. Those are temps that you can't touch. I've had an electric fuel pump near my tanks fail on a day when the temp was near 100. The tank, pump, and frame were no were near that. Maybe 125 at most. That day I was pulling my enclosed trailer. GVW was at about 21,000 lbs. Anyone in the Southwest. Check the temps on days like that. Gas just can't boil back there. Even on a hot day.

Bob,

You are stuck on soft ground....
You don't need the fuel to "boil" to get vapor lock. All you need is the local conditions inside the fuel lines to get below the vapor pressure of any of the myriad of components of that fuel. That component will flash to vapor. As soon as that happens, the pump can't get a grip on the fuel and the game is over.

Matt


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