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Beater · 09-03-2018, 02:38 PM

ok so not really a fuel pump issue, but and issue. ive got myself a lil speedster built and had to put a fuel tank in the back down low as the original is not salvageable. so I got me a lil low preasure pump wired it in and put a switch under the seat. all good. however, I wanted to run it off the key that's a bit problematic the way the A works. ive put a 12v alternator on it and converted it to neg ground but the rest is stock. I just kinda wanted to do away with the switch under the seat, kids seem to leave it on more than they shut it off. anyone have any ideas?

michael a · 09-03-2018, 02:42 PM

Beat the kids

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Beater · 09-03-2018, 02:43 PM

hahaha well, I don't think that would go over to well with there mothers and fathers

CarlG · 09-03-2018, 03:17 PM

Just get a different ignition switch.

Paul Mike · 09-03-2018, 04:24 PM

Buy a ignition switch with an accessory position and wire the pump to the accessory position

Beater · 09-03-2018, 10:21 PM

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OK did not know they were available. Snider's ?

Sparky · 09-04-2018, 08:57 AM

If you have an original style pop-out switch it can be tricky. The wiring on my speedster has been modified so that the coil goes hot when the ignition is switched, so it was trivial to connect the fuel pump to the switch. My switch has two terminals with no accessory position.

Beater · 09-04-2018, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparky

If you have an original style pop-out switch it can be tricky. The wiring on my speedster has been modified so that the coil goes hot when the ignition is switched, so it was trivial to connect the fuel pump to the switch. My switch has two terminals with no accessory position.

ive been thinking about doing a rewire so that the system is like this, then it is easy aswell

09-03-2018, 02:38 PM	#1
Beater Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 582	fuel pump prob ok so not really a fuel pump issue, but and issue. ive got myself a lil speedster built and had to put a fuel tank in the back down low as the original is not salvageable. so I got me a lil low preasure pump wired it in and put a switch under the seat. all good. however, I wanted to run it off the key that's a bit problematic the way the A works. ive put a 12v alternator on it and converted it to neg ground but the rest is stock. I just kinda wanted to do away with the switch under the seat, kids seem to leave it on more than they shut it off. anyone have any ideas? Last edited by Beater; 09-03-2018 at 02:44 PM.

09-03-2018, 02:42 PM	#2
michael a Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Lone Jack Missouri Posts: 381	Re: fuel pump prob Beat the kids Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk

09-03-2018, 02:43 PM	#3
Beater Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 582	Re: fuel pump prob hahaha well, I don't think that would go over to well with there mothers and fathers

09-03-2018, 03:17 PM	#4
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: fuel pump prob Just get a different ignition switch. __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

09-03-2018, 04:24 PM	#5
Paul Mike Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Arvada, CO Posts: 28	Re: fuel pump prob Buy a ignition switch with an accessory position and wire the pump to the accessory position

09-03-2018, 10:21 PM	#6
Beater Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 582	Re: fuel pump prob Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) OK did not know they were available. Snider's ?

09-04-2018, 08:57 AM	#7
Sparky Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 649	Re: fuel pump prob If you have an original style pop-out switch it can be tricky. The wiring on my speedster has been modified so that the coil goes hot when the ignition is switched, so it was trivial to connect the fuel pump to the switch. My switch has two terminals with no accessory position.