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Old 05-08-06, 10:20 AM
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Re: Fuel pump / filter prob

Kev, surly there should be a pressure regulator on the fuel rail itself. As far as I understand it the only purpose of a swirl pot is to make sure the pump does not run dry ( these high pressure pumps burn out a lot easier than normal ones ) when there is not much fuel in the tank and you are cornering of going up or down a hill exposing the pickup, the swirling action in the swirl pot helps to hold fuel in there and as such keep the pickup of the pump continually submerged in fuel. If this is the case a small tank below the main one gravity fed should do the trick, but I would make sure the return goes to the small tank.:thumb: :thumb:
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