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Hello all.
Just a bit of background. My car appears to be 77 spider (American variant) converted to RHD with an Alfetta spica engine now running Dollorto’s. The motor was running when I purchased it but the rest of the car was in pretty bad shape. It’s now in a lot of pieces.
There seems to have been a bit of a Frankenstein setup with the fuel regulator/filter from Nissan and an old Harting fuel pump possibly out of a Jaguar. I was going to ask about any suggestion on fitting a mechanical fuel pump however, after checking the forum and reading this link -- Spider Mechanical Fuel Pump Setup I’ve concluded that an electric fuel pump is the way to go.
Facet pumps seem to be a popular choice but not sure what the standard fuel pressure should be? I could go with the Facet gold flow 2.75/4.0 psi (34 gph) or the Facet Posi flow 1.5/4.0 psi (23 gph)? Any advice appreciated.
I’m guessing the setup would be as follows - Inline sending unit in tank to fuel filter to facet fuel pump to fuel regulator/filter in engine bay then onto carbs. This is the current setup so I would just be refreshing all the components.
Also, after removing the inlet manifold for cleaning and to replace the gaskets. I noticed that this small air valve?? seems to be blocked. It has resisted my attempts to remove it via a screwdriver and am hesitant to be more forceful if it’s not required. Can anyone tell me what this valve/vent is for? Perhaps it has become redundant after the removal of the spica system?
Thanks in advance.
Just a bit of background. My car appears to be 77 spider (American variant) converted to RHD with an Alfetta spica engine now running Dollorto’s. The motor was running when I purchased it but the rest of the car was in pretty bad shape. It’s now in a lot of pieces.
There seems to have been a bit of a Frankenstein setup with the fuel regulator/filter from Nissan and an old Harting fuel pump possibly out of a Jaguar. I was going to ask about any suggestion on fitting a mechanical fuel pump however, after checking the forum and reading this link -- Spider Mechanical Fuel Pump Setup I’ve concluded that an electric fuel pump is the way to go.
Facet pumps seem to be a popular choice but not sure what the standard fuel pressure should be? I could go with the Facet gold flow 2.75/4.0 psi (34 gph) or the Facet Posi flow 1.5/4.0 psi (23 gph)? Any advice appreciated.
I’m guessing the setup would be as follows - Inline sending unit in tank to fuel filter to facet fuel pump to fuel regulator/filter in engine bay then onto carbs. This is the current setup so I would just be refreshing all the components.
Also, after removing the inlet manifold for cleaning and to replace the gaskets. I noticed that this small air valve?? seems to be blocked. It has resisted my attempts to remove it via a screwdriver and am hesitant to be more forceful if it’s not required. Can anyone tell me what this valve/vent is for? Perhaps it has become redundant after the removal of the spica system?
Thanks in advance.