[DeTomaso] Fw: Forum opinion on Mr. Gasket fuel pumps

[B Hower]

Hi Dr.
 
Frank asked me to get this to you and the forum. He seems to think his attempt failed.
 
Bud #3400 (The 7 Banger)
 
 
 

--- On Thu, 12/2/10, F.R. Cirrincione <dagored72 at att.net> wrote:


From: F.R. Cirrincione <dagored72 at att.net>
Subject: 
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Cc: "B Hower" <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>, "Bob Radefeld" <bob at dodgecarroll.com>, "Mark Wells" <topdogrwls at comcast.net>, "Stephen" <silentsteve at myway.com>
Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 3:00 PM






Chuck:  Don't buy a Carter electric pump.  The three that I bought didn't work out very well.  The first on that I bought through Summit was recommended due to the fact that it was internally regulated to produce between 5 to 7 psi.  I plumbed it all in with stainless line and therefore was stuck with this particular pump.  When I turned the pump on it jumped to 4 psi waited about 2 seconds and then pegged an 18 psi pressure gauge.  Fuel everywhere and minor carb damage.  The resulting call to the manufacturer got me another pump which they recommended that I put a by-pass line from the inlet to the outlet side of the pump to take care of what they saw as a deadheading problem.  Pump made 2 psi.  Disconnected the by-pass, pump made 2 psi.  Wasted day unless you consider TIG welding practice on some 3/16 inch line a good thing.  Third pump made between 2.5 to 3.5 psi.  Got to find a good pump and start re-plumbing my fuel system.  Frank

--- On Wed, 12/1/10, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:


From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Forum opinion on Mr. Gasket fuel pumps
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 2:26 AM


Dear Forum,





                  I will be buying a new fuel pump soon.  I don't like the
Holleys.   The only one I had was a continual headache until its unnaturally
early demise (but not at my hands----it died naturally of poor quality).
I need 40 gallons per hour capacity.   Carter doesn't seem to make one of
that capacity that I can find on Summit's site.   Mr. Gasket is an option,
but I wonder if it has a better reliability record than Holley.   Any
comments or opinions?





                                  Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles

_______________________________________________

Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA

Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/

DeTomaso mailing list
DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso