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Originally Posted by GregWeld
Jody --
Maybe I'm just not trackin'
I guess what I'm trying to find out is -- why would the fuel be heating up - if it's always moving throught the system (as it should be) then it should be cooling off - even assuming it's being heated a bit while in the rails - It's got a return trip via SS lines (heat should be dissipating) - back to a fuel tank that should also be dissipating the heat - given the volume in the tank vs the volume in the return line...
So I guess where I'm lost is -- the fuel pump overheating... Or maybe I need to go re-read what Mark was saying? I may have misunderstood the whole thread!! LOL -- It wouldn't be the first time!!  |
let me say this, and see if it makes sense. I don't think you realize how much those rails, stainless lines, and engine compartment can heat the fuel before it's returned. On that Chevelle where Scott and I made the ice bucket solution for the return fuel, just to finish the Power Tour, the returning fuel was so hot that you could not touch the copper line in the trunk at the inlet to the ice chest. It actually was melting the ice chest................... The other thing was the too large A1000 pump running full blast without a controller to slow it down; that heats the fuel some also.
Jody