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Re: Fuel Flow

To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Fuel Flow
From: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:22:12 -0800
Dick,

  I always put the filter > Before < the regulator to keep crud
out of the regulator parts. I would put both filters in Parallel
between the pump and the regulator. The filters work better
when the flow in reduced.

Bryan


Dick J wrote:
>   OK, Mayf, I'll try to generate some activity.  
>    
>   What kind of fuel filter to use?  I've got two of the chassis mount filters 
>that look like remote oil filters.  I was going to mount one on the firewall 
>with the 1/2 fuel line from the pump feeding into it, then run a 1/2" line to 
>the pressure regulator, and two 3/8" lines from the regulator, one to each 
>float bowl on the Holley.  
>    
>   The other alternative was to run the 1/2" line directly into the regulator, 
>and two 3/8" lines out, each with an in-line filter, to each of the float 
>bowls.
>    
>   Any comments?
>    
>   BTW, Holley says that their regular one into two fuel lines is adequate to 
>feed the 1000 cfm carb.  Any thoughts on that?  One line to the carb or one 
>line to each float bowl?
>    
>   Dick J 
>   In east Texas




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