Great idea on that second oil pressure switch controlling the fuel pump! I
think I will do that with Freddy. Can you do a little article on the
specifics of how you did it - part locations, wire colours that sort of thing.
Kevin Rhodes
Freddy the Spit.
At 11:43 6/3/99 -0700, Huw Upshall wrote:
>Well, For those of you who have been keeping up on my attempt to restore
>my spit, I have some great news. Last night I finally finished hooking up
>all the hoses and I turned the ignition... (w/ fire extinguisher
>nearby)... Hey, It started right up! Sounds GREAT! Granted, the timing
>is a little off, but hey, i'll fix that no problem. So, here is one more
>spit resurected from the dead.
>
>This car has:
>
>NAPA fuel pump installed in the trunk
>
>WEBER DGAV carb
>
>Air pump removed, carbon canisters removed.
>
>Mechanical pump removed and a plate w/ 1/2" tube installed
>
>Breather hose from plate to intake manifold
>
>Fuel vapor return line vented to intake manifold
>
>Second oil pressure switch installed to control fuel pump. What I did was
>take the twelve volt high when the ignition is on start (from he starter
>solenoid) to the new switch, I also ran twelve volts when the ignition is
>on run to the switch. When the car is started, the fuel pump first gets
>12 volts from the start position, when the car is running, it is getting
>12 volts from the run position. If the oil pressure ever drops below
>4psi, the new oil switch cuts off the power so if there is an accident and
>the ignition is still on run, if the engine isn't running, no fuel is
>pumped!
>
>Hopefully I'll have this car on the road in the next month.
>
>http://www.wolfenet.com/~hupshall/car/fm70893u
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