Thanks for the answer. That covers it all.
Dick J
James Tone <gmc6power@earthlink.net> wrote:As an inspector we have accepted
the following: A stock style mechanical
fuel pump needs no positive shut off. An electric fuel pump, no matter where
located needs only a switch operated by the driver( it may be inconjunction
with the ignition). All cars with a battery, no matter what it operates must
have a marked disconnect switch which is operable from outside the vehicle.
Mechanical fuel injections ie: hilborn, kinsler,enderle, etc must a lever
operated positive fuel shut off.... These are all the minimums.
I have inspected many cars many lever operated fuel shut offs at the engine
in vehicle with electric pumps, especially when they are installed in the
rear of a car. The battery disconnect is for emergency personel who when
coming up to a accident can shut off anything that they hear running or
pumping. Some owners use a dual shutoff which will also ground a mag....
J.D.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J"
To:
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 3:47 PM
Subject: Fuel Shut Off
> Okay, here's a question that was pondered previously on the list, but the
answer got lost in a cloud of "if"s and more questions. What constitutes a
positive fuel shut off? If a mechanical pump is used, does turning off the
motor suffice?
> What about a typical door slammer with a fuel cell in the trunk? I've put
a fuel cell in the trunk. Ten inches from that is a fuel filter. Four more
inches is an electric fuel pump. Then 1/2 aluminum tubing runs along the
outside of the frame to the engine compartment. I have a separate switch
for fuel pump and ignition in the cockpit. My positive power disconnect has
a nob outside the trunk lid. When it is turned off, the fuel pump cannot
run. Is that a positive fuel disconnect?
> Last time around, somebody said that an actual valve in the fuel line
wasn't needed except on fuel injected cars. What gives? What do I have to
do to make this right? Do I have to install an actual valve in the fuel
line with a handle mounted outside the car next to the power disconnect nob?
> Dick J In East Texas
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