[DeTomaso] fuel injection fuel pump in gas tank

[RS]

Hi, 

I did same conversion last summer and soon learned the hard way; it is SUPER IMPORTANT to use special wire inside the tank.
I first had regular car electrical wire where coating totally melted away after about 1 month and created a short inside the tank!
Luckily fuse blew before the spark ignited the fuel vapors in the tank......

Cheers, Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Hoppe [mailto:richbhoppe at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 10:08 AM
To: DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] fuel injection fuel pump in gas tank

I am working on one of my cars to install a fuel injection system.
I purchased a "tanks" electric fuel pump that mounts in the gas tank.
The company tanks is concerned that I don't have a baffle in the tank and
said they will not honor a warranty because they are afraid that the pump
will burn up due to running dry while cornering.

Does anyone have experience with an electric pump in the tank?
should I worry about this?

Second question is I need to extend the electric lines in the tank down to
the pump.
Do I need to get special wires that can handle the fuels or do the std
plastic coated wires work without a problem?

Thanks Rich