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Originally Posted by peterux
Next up I will be mounting the swirl pot, HP fuel pump and filter.....
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So there I was in my garage making up some brackets to mount my new swirl pot when I started to ponder on why the donor cars don't have or seem to need swirl pots. I knew that some Ford Sierras had external HP fuel pumps that according Mr. Haynes run directly from the fuel tank so I thought it was time to take a closer look at the fuel tank that came with the Sabre. I'd gaffer taped the holes up, to keep the dust out and stored it away in my garage loft but hadn't looked at it closely.
Sure enough, peering in through the fuel sender hole I can see it has an internal baffle / surge tank.
Fuel tank internal by
marlinpeter, on Flickr
I also bought a sender some months ago which luckily appears to be the right fitting for this tank. The supply and retuen pipes sit inside the baffled tank when mounted.
Fuel tank sender unit by
marlinpeter, on Flickr
Not clear to me what the rubber foot does? Should it have a gauze type filter around it?
Fuel tank supply and return by
marlinpeter, on Flickr
Unfortunately the loom that came with the car didn't have the plug that goes in this connector. Anyone recognize it?
Fuel sender connector by
marlinpeter, on Flickr
Ford Granada fuel tank sender locking ring. Anybody know the whereabouts of a new one? I've only got the old one that was fitted to the old rusty tank.
Fuel sender locking ring by
marlinpeter, on Flickr
So I think I'm going put the swirl pot and LP pump 'back on the shelf' and keep it simple with just the HP pump.
Whilst I had the tank out of storage I decided to give it a coat of paint....
Fuel tank by
marlinpeter, on Flickr
Comments and contributions welcome....
....peter