[Spits] Safety Switch?

[Doug Braun]

Last year I saw an accident where a SUV had flipped on its side, and the wheels were still slowly spinning, because the engine was still running.
So I would lean towards the inertia valve.

I guess it's especially important if the pump is back next to the tank.  If the pump were close to the carb, a break in the fuel line behind it would not be such a big danger.

Or just use a stock mechanical pump.  That approach has always worked fine for my car :-)

Doug Braun
'72 Spit


--- On Wed, 2/25/09, Daniel Parrott <parrotthead01 at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Daniel Parrott <parrotthead01 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Spits] Safety Switch?
> To: spitfires at autox.team.net
> Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 9:04 AM
> I'm upgrading the fuel system for my Spit Six.  I see
> that there is a
> recommendation to add a "Safety Switch" to the
> system to stop the fuel flow
> in case of an accident.  A little research shows that I can
> get a switch
> that shuts the fuel flow based on either a sudden stop
> (Inertia) or a drop
> in oil pressure.  Which is preferable, and will an MGB
> Inertia Switch work
> (there are several available on eBay).