[s-cars] s-cars] A good fuel pump install question (??) (Update)

calvinlc at earthlink.net calvinlc at earthlink.net
Tue Mar 15 00:44:15 EST 2005


Yeah, just like TWA 800, just ask the Boeing 747 engineers :)
--Calvin

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Theodore Chen
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 4:38 PM
To: Dave Forgie; s-cars
Subject: Re: [s-cars] s-cars] A good fuel pump install question (??)
(Update)



--- Dave Forgie <forgied at direct.ca> wrote:
> I phoned Sean Douglas (local to me), to discuss the wire coating/fuel
> compatibility issue.  We concluded that I should test the impact on the
> covering by placing some wire in some gasoline overnight (in a jar) and
> see if there is any noticeable softening.  Not very scientific but its
> better than nothing until I get some input from the list.
> 
> Oh, yeah.  I lied (memory failure).  The wire was 14 gauge (not 12).  It
> was made by Federal Mogul and sold by NAPA.  I am guessing the wire
> cover is PVC.

FYI, my friend's mustang had bare wires attached to the fuel pump in
the tank.  seems scary, doesn't it?  we speculated that the air in the 
fuel tank is very rich and can't be ignited.

-teddy


		
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