Fuel pump gubbins
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So.... just out of interest I pulled apart a knackered XR3i fuel pump to have a gander inside....

the armature and brushes run soaked in petrol!!!!!

I wasn't expecting that, In fact it make me rather nervous!

What if the pump seized and the windings got hot!!

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Edited by Gibbo on 28th Sep, 2005.

when i removed a fuel pump from my rover 400 i was amased to see the wires ran bare, and now i always worry about a dogey connecion sparking... guess petrol isnt as volatile at atmospheric pressure and in liquid form as we would all believe.

by bare i meen the spade connectors a tthe ends were submersed in petrol. also always worried about the fuel gauge sender sparking, as its a variable resistor.. soaked in petrol.

Edited by evolotion on 29th Sep, 2005.

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dont forget you need oxygen to get a fire as they wont be non present in the pump and fuel lines until it reaches the float bowl.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

yep thats true, but i'm thinking i'll never be letting one of these run out of fuel ...

air goes into pump, churns round with a bit of fuel(basicly acting like a carb), brushes spark, boom!!

I know car manufacturers are pretty good at churning out cheep bits on their cars, but I would guess the engineer that designed it thought about the no fuel scenario and it is most likely tested in this situation long before it is fitted to a car. If it was a problem I think we would be seeing burnt out cars and big law suits all over the place.

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Try looking at how your fuel gauge sender works.

Open contacts sat in the tank. These can quite easily spark away as the sender moves up and down.

Ever seen one blow-up?

Neither have I.

Wil

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id be more worried about the carb that sits an inch above a extremely hot turbo to be honest

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.