Fuel pump

How about dumping the pet cock, vac line, floats x4, float valves & seats x4.
Replace with 1 reservoir with level sensor & 1 electric fuel pump.
Comments, introspection & productive discourse welcome.

 

Thought about it, especially in relation to auxillary fuel tanks to add more fuel. You would still need the floats, float valves, and seats, unless you are talking about a fuel injection setup, which is already being discussed.

I've considered how to use the same setup as a fuel gauge as an on/off switch. Seems it would work.

However, although I am quite open to pure theoretical questions, one must ask before implementing an engineering design...."What is it's purpose?" For my thoughts, it was to ADD fuel capacity.

What purpose would going to a single reservoir serve for you?

 

To stop a dozen reasons to flood the garage floor.

 

single reservoir across all the carbs would be impracticable on cornering due to fuel slosh etc

 

Slosh can be contained by perforated baffles. Not a problem.

Similarly not a problem: Clean up fuel. Easier than trying to install a fuel injection system.

 

Shoot, that would be some long bend.

 

When you flood the garage... Post photos

 

Prevention is better than cure, Al.......

 

Yea but I'm having a bad week and could do with the laugh

 

What's happening across the ditch, Al ? you Kiwis are coming over here in droves..........

 

wouldn't it just be easier to put a manual petcock on. Sounds a lot cheaper then designing your own fuel system. I would think if your smart enough to design all that your smart enough to shut it off. If you wanted to get away from that plumb a 1/4 inch 12v nc Asco valve in your fuel line soon as you turn off the key it closes. just make sure you don't have rust Thats all

 

My random thoughts:
Cornering would have no ill effects, unless you hang your butt off the seat.
Parking on side-stand would flood a carb. Or drain safely into catch can.

Some early 80's Japanese cars had a float that activated the electric fuel pump - I don't know how large that switch is.

I've seen alot of carbs that have an overflow drain, that dumps down to the street. Most likely illegal today, but it could dump into a catch can that was continuously emptied back into the tank with a $20 Vacuum powered fuel pump available at BikeBandits.

Interesting idea.

 

Milk is more expensive than petrol, GST just went to 15%, everything is going up in price while wages remain the same, unemployment is at a 10 year high 6.8% and the govt are borrowing 300m a week... It's turning in to a rich mans paradise

 

I installed a solenoid valve between my petc**k and fuel pump, I did it to prevent leakage past the pump. Mine is wired with the fuel pump so it's only open when the fuel pump is energized. You do not need to have a fuel pump to use the valve though. For you guys, there is no reason that you couldn't install the same valve and wire it to the "run" contact on your starter relay. That way when the bike is off, the valve closes. No runs, no drips, no errors!

I think I paid $28 delivered, for the valve.

jeff
P.S. sorry about the pic, it's the only I have that shows the valve.