Main fuel line replacement

Mikep

Active Member
Im still experiencing issues with fuel starvation to the point of the car cutting out on hills. Firstly I want to rule out any restrictions in the main fuel line to the front of the car. Can anyone recommend the correct pipe that I should be using? I believe that there are currently plastic pipes underneath.

Secondly , if a blocked pipe is not the cause then my new pump may be at fault because the flow into the filter at the front is quite pathetic which may account for the starvation especially up hills.. What psi should I be looking at in order to achieve adequate flow?
 
What pump you got--I had a facet red top--it was moderately ok until I reached higher speed use when it could keep up--and that was on a 3.9
 
symes said:
What pump you got--I had a facet red top--it was moderately ok until I reached higher speed use when it could keep up--and that was on a 3.9

I had a Facet posi-flow that was on the car when I bought it. I moved it to the back and when it packed up I bought another because it bolted straight onto the bracket I made. I know it's a rubbish pump, maybe I should of bought something different.
 
Thanks for that Rob. I think my issues today were due to 20 odd miles of motorway driving was using up the fuel in the filter and float bowls which starved the engine, as a result the pump struggled to give a sufficient supply.

My mechanical pump was redundant before I got the car. I take this pump you suggest would be sufficient enough on its own!
 
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