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Fuel pump

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:08 pm
by rick1954
Ok you all know that I am the dummy that mounted the electric fuel pump to the deck support stringer :oops: . Now what do you think if I were to use rubber mounts to dampen the vibration sound. Do you think it could work harden the fuel line, and cause it to crack. :?
The fuel line feeding the pump is about 12 inch long coming from the filter,(that is also mounted hard to the same stringer). The output of the pump is a hard fuel line that can flex, and is mounted to the regulator, that is mounted hard to the engin. Any help :roll:

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:26 pm
by randyp
The rubber mounts should deaden the vibration off the stringer - rather than cause the line to break or fracture, which most likely WILL happen if you leave it mounted on that hard surface.

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:12 am
by rick1954
Thank’s Randy, The noise is not so bad under way, it is when you bring the engin back to idle it gets loud because of the bypass. I will be fixing the mounts today.

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:21 pm
by Paul
Flex line into the pump & flexline out.