Where do I start.
200 miles drive to get there was un eventful. next day I bought smallest fuel pump the auto zone had hoping to get genny to run. Installed but did not get a chance to test. Fellow camper offered for me to plug into his portabe to keep batteries up. Since I had to listen to it run anyway , I took him up on it. I plug in and go bike riding. 6 hours later I return. I either left water running (doubtful)or some one turned it on for me. eitherway pump was on, faucet was open, and all water now is in my waste tank.
2 days later I go to return home. Approx 35 country miles later my engine acts as if starving for gas or fire. I replace ignition module since I had one and it is simple. off again. Approx 35 miles later the runnign issue returns. This time I do the proper thing of watching for gas in carb as I try to start. No gas. I ended up removing the pump from genny, and connect it between manual pump and carb. wires run straight to battery. Off we go again.
Approx 100 miles later I blow a tire, rear drivers side. of course this not oonly snapped the air line to air bag, but filled airbag with splinters. I barely get off road. As I set out to replace tire, i find myself with what I thought was plenty of jacks, blocks and etc, but none able to help. when air bag went, well you know how low that but me to ground. (thank goodnes for road side coverage with insurance). And with having a 4 x 4 long enought to fit and get me home.
Questions are, where is best place to mount electric fuel pump, and can I wire off of dizzy or ? so that it only runs with ignition?
What size (flow rate is recommended. Do I just disconnect manual pump , or should I remove it, and if I remove, dont I need to block off hole it came from? And, I have seen pics of someone using a big spring. I understand he later went back to air bag for adjustment reasons. Has anyone done a spring, with an air shock inside it so that air shock gives some height adjustment? Is there a practical way to cover air bag so that it is protected from blow out? Is there such a valve , that if air line gets busted at bag, that bag will stay up?
Last question, and sorry to be so long winded. If I pull fuel line from genny pump, shouldnt it gravity feed fuel into a can as a way of verifing having fuel?
And of course, any other input is appreciated, trip was not a total bust, but drive home was a very long day.
thanks to all
bgk