aeromotive pump

[D Clary]

Has anyone had problems with the aeromotive pump that comes in the boyd tank? The one that came in the tank shorted out when I first put power to it. The new one sounds terrible and has blown the 15a fuse once but not again. I'm thinking I should do something before I bury this section of the car with interior.

[metalmaker12]

I have had no issues with this one or any of them in the past. It should not be blowing fuses. You sure you did t miss a ground in the harness etc. I mean you seem very competent but maybe you missed something

[D Clary]

The first pump was a dead short, this one was just very noisey. The fue is between the relay and the pump, not much else there in 6 inches of wire

[metalmaker12]

Ask for another pump, say this ones noisy. It should be pretty quiet. Other than this your cars looking great man !

[D Clary]

Getting a new pump is not a problem, I just wanted to know if this was a systemic problem. It will be a chore to change once the firewall, seats and floor pan are installed.

[metalmaker12]

Yeah I know all about that. My piss of junk supplied tank leaked after I got it all button up. I ordered Boyd and junked that tin.

[K3LAG]

Do you have fuel in the tank yet? Mine seemed a bit noisy when I was testing everything, but it was running dry. Once I had fuel in the tank it got much quieter.

Larry

[D Clary]

That is why I think the first one failed, I tuned everything on with no fuel and I kind of seized up. The second was noisy until I got about five gallons in the tank. Hopefully it will work with much less fuel than that. In any case since no one else seems to have problems I will button it up.

[metalmaker12]

You need to keep half in there, lower than two gallons seems to cause issues

[DMC7492]

These pumps are not made to run dry!!! Immediate damage occurs!

[D Clary]

I figured that, but 2 seconds is not long and needing a half tank of fuel is not that workable.