One thing that you can do to provide an automatic shutoff is to wire an oil pressure switch so that it turns off the fuel pump when there is no oil pressure. Even an injected engine will run for a fe
I normally turn on the ignition and run the electric fuel pump for a while before I start my Tiger or Alpine. With the oil pressure switch you would have to crank the motor to get the fuel pump to wo
[] Snip! [] But what is the purpose of running the pump before the engine is started? I can think of two reasons: one, that the car hasn't been driven in a long time and the fuel bowls are dry; and
stopped for Theo, My Tiger and Alpine start better when the fuel is at the proper level in the fuel bowls. I like to have the motor start as soon as I hit the starter. If I hit the starter without wa
Theo, Here, in California, my float bowls are at least half empty by morning. Even in the day, the engine soak back, while parked for a short time, will empty those float bowls. My SU's always click