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37don · 06-16-2012, 05:25 PM

Just got back from Klingberg Ct. car show and learned something new. On the way up a friends car died. Found bad electric fuel pump 12v. Another friend had a spare 6v pump and jury rigged it under the hood using a port right off the alternator and he drove the rest of the way up and back home without incident. That was about 110 mi total. I would have thought it would cook the pump using output right off the alternator which is I believe around 12.7v to 13.1v Go Figure.
Don

51 MERC-CT · 06-17-2012, 12:22 AM

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Just the same as running original 6 volt starter and heater motor on 12 volts. Been doing it for years. ( they just run faster )

06-16-2012, 05:25 PM	#1
37don Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Kingstown, R.I. Posts: 262	electric fuel pump. Just got back from Klingberg Ct. car show and learned something new. On the way up a friends car died. Found bad electric fuel pump 12v. Another friend had a spare 6v pump and jury rigged it under the hood using a port right off the alternator and he drove the rest of the way up and back home without incident. That was about 110 mi total. I would have thought it would cook the pump using output right off the alternator which is I believe around 12.7v to 13.1v Go Figure. Don

06-17-2012, 12:22 AM	#2
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	Re: electric fuel pump. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Just the same as running original 6 volt starter and heater motor on 12 volts. Been doing it for years. ( they just run faster ) __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES