| in tank fuel pumps [message #251018] |
Fri, 30 May 2014 11:02  |
GMC_LES
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Registered: October 2009
Location: Montreal
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I have seen several photos of how an in tank pump can be fitted to a TZE, but none of those installs made use of an OEM style plastic housing surrounding the pump. I have been wondering about this for some time. I assume that the factory pump installations all use a housing for several reasons. those reasons being pump cooling, noise control, and secure pump mounting.
Of the pump housings I have had apart in my hands, I seem to recall that most of them provided some sort of fuel bath to help cool the pump, even when the tank was near empty.
Since there have been a few reports of GMCers that experienced in-tank pump failures, I wonder if the lack of sufficient pump cooling might have been a factor?
This raises my main question. Has anyone explored the possibility of modifying a factory type pump housing/mounting for use in our shallow tanks? I have seen several examples on eBay that look as though they could be modified, but photos leave a lot to be desired.
Les Burt
Montreal
1975 Eleganza 26ft
A work in Progress
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