tonys smiley swb 80 cosworth v6

[OxtonyxO]

right i have a problem with the fuel supply
i think i have a way round it but just want some opinions

i have a cossie fuel pump below and need to connect this to the fuel tank

the feed to the pump is 15mm what i was thinking of doing was to cut the old pick up out of the fuel sender unit and braze in some 15mm copper pipe then use some rubber fuel hose to connect them

does everyone think this will work?
also will the pump be man enough to suck the fuel up? or will it need to be gravity feed


here is the pump

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f76/O ... 0096-1.jpg

[Guy88]

It will suck it BUT if its higher than the fuel level it will end up being run dry, wearing it out and getting air in

I have on mine a Low pressure pump to my swirl pot then gravity to the EFI pump

[Luke]

thats prolly what i'll need to do (swirl pot)- guy what is the make/model of your low pressure pump

[Guy88]

Cant remember the make. i got it for £55 locally



this is the swirl pot. just needs a bigger output

[rover]

It would probably be cheaper to get a Facet pump and refulator, then you wont have to mess with the tank at all, bung in your swirl pot under the bonnet and you dont even need a return pipe

Rover.

[OxtonyxO]

i was looking at the sierra cossie set up
it runs with a take off from the bottom of the tank
so i could run the pump with an output from the swirl in the bottom of the tranny tank
just need i copper connector 15mm then drill a hole in the bottom of the tank


maybe

[bj928]

the swirl pot is a good idea but i've never run one, but if you go round corners with low fuel it does tend to cut out so it is a good idea to stop that, as for pump,

as for pumps, i've always just used an old 2.8i capri/granada or what ever, even an old xr3i pump would do, old granadas had i little frame with the pump and a filter mounted, they work fine, you can put the pump anywhere, i've even had the pump mounted on the inner wing, on a capri i did once i even put the pump in front of the rad, if you can get a capri one with the bango's and a bit of pipe still attached, normal (reinforced) fuel pipe goes over original pipes with a couple of small jubilee clips, job sorted, its a lot cheaper than going get special pumps and stuff.

[OxtonyxO]

hurrraaay


i got my fan off
also droped the fuel tank today
just a thought but has anyone tried to fit the sender unit from the granny to the di tank they look the same

can any one tell me which way round the pipes one the di sender unit are one is bigger than the other

just waiting for my :-

swirl pot
fuel lines
fuel pump
batt cable
batt terminals
batt tray (petrol)
fuse box
relay box
and rad dohc
then im away and running fingers crossed

swirl pot
facet red
fuel lines
and batt tray

all arrived today ,will be busy this week end

[OxtonyxO]

finished the loom last night with the help of luke (thanks luke)

here is a pic of the loom with my new batt cable

[AlanN]

finished the loom last night with the help of luke (thanks luke)

here is a pic of the loom with my new batt cable

Ive seen something similar to that in the sweetshop!!!!

[OxtonyxO]

got the second batt in
set out the loom
tidied up some loose ends

[Luke]

nice one tony, well done mate - looking like we'll be getting some of these 24v trannys on the road some day soon

[Guy88]

Looking well

Same swirl pot as me

Wheres that bit of copper pipe go to

[OxtonyxO]

goes to the oil cooler

[Guy88]

goes to the oil cooler

How did you do the heater in the end