installing electric fuel pump in'39 piccup

[Aarongriffey]

What happens Clem? You mean your posts vanish? That happens to me a lot.

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by Aarongriffey

I have been running my ‘51 F1 since 2015 without a mechanical pump.
I run the electric pump full time through a cheap toggle switch. No relay.
I like to run the carb dry if the truck is going to sit for a long time. That’s why I even bothered with a switch.
I have the pressure regulator set at 1 1/2 lbs.
I have two cheap pumps on the frame by the left side of the engine.
I use an on off on switch so I can select a pump. One pump that I normally run on draws fuel from a gas line going in the tank from the top that is about 3 inches too short.
If the truck runs out of gas I switch to the other pump that will draw fue right down to the bottom of the tank. That way I have reserve so I can go 20 or 30 miles after I run out of gas or if a fuel pump quits.

Well now, seems to me that idea goes back to the Model A days, maybe even further. No pumps, no second fuel line, just a simple 3 position valve, On, Off, & Reserve. (The On position having a standpipe, when it runs dry, switch over to the Reserve and find a gas station). You could'a also checked in at a motorcycle shop to see what kind of modern reserve valve might suit your fancy.