Wiring electric fuel pump
I'm building a 1951 Fargo truck.
its on a 1988 Dakota chassis. with a 400 and 727 auto. I'm at the wiring stage and I have a couple different scenarios I need to run to get opinions. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/moparfo...9a88a8f55f.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/moparfo...eb57869d78.jpg I am using part of the dakota wiring harness and it had the coil + wire tied in with the fuel pump. if I wire it like the second pic, when the engine is running the fuel pump will be powered through the ballast resistor? am I over thinking this??lol I'll post some truck pics in another post |
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Looks like a great project, the only question I would have is why the oil pressure switch wired in, with today's gas I think I would want the fuel pump to run prior to the engine starting even with a tq.
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Originally Posted by Iowan
(Post 147923)
Looks like a great project, the only question I would have is why the oil pressure switch wired in, with today's gas I think I would want the fuel pump to run prior to the engine starting even with a tq.
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I think we are missing the point, key on fuel pump on before start before crank. I understand about the oil pressure shut off just not a fan. That's what big red lights are for, and mechanical gage's for oil presser.
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Originally Posted by Iowan
(Post 147932)
I think we are missing the point, key on fuel pump on before start before crank. I understand about the oil pressure shut off just not a fan. That's what big red lights are for, and mechanical gage's for oil presser.
I am using a mechanical gauge for oil pressure big red lights? They aren't going to help if your in an accident and the fuel pump continues to pump fuel onto a fire. |
Don't have accidents.
I've seen ignitions wired to oil pressure senders, what a pain everything depends on a six dollar part from china. |
Awesome advice Thanks!!
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I've been around fast cars for the last forty years and the only time I can think of your way would have been a good idea was when a friend stopped by another's and left his Camaro running, he stayed to long ran the car out of gas and ran the battery down. Kinda funny when I heard about it. You might run another switch to fill carb prior to starting, that will help if that's a cast iron intake and your using a fuel with alcohol in it. Today's fuel tends to percalate out of the carb.
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Why not just use a 2 pole switch and interrupt the relay?
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I got it figured out, i ended up adding another relay
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I think you had it rite.... :)
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That Vega switch was a pain and caused grief, it would leave a guy sitting with a car that will not start. Even when it has oil pressure but a bad sender, this I have seen more than once and heard from others. I don't like the Vega sender setup.
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Iowan,,,,, Very true Statement... Not Arguing that fact...
I'm just helping with the question... |
Essentially that's what he is doing, using a Vega style sender to run the fuel pump, a better way is to do what the car manufacturers did a use a trip relay for a collision if that's what the concern is.
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