On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:22:38 -0700, "mgg" wrote:

You have bypassed all of that by installing an electric pump that's wired to
be on when the key is on. I'm not saying that you're gonna blow up tomorrow,
but I sure as hell wouldn't leave the key in the "on" position for long
before starting. I'm confident that you can find a schematic online to wire
it properly, and from reading your post, I'm sure you could do it.

Both Mike and Gene make good points regarding safety. I've seen a
few gasoline fires on boats and they are not a good thing. One of my
old sailboats had a gasoline engine with an electric fuel pump, and
also the gasoline generator on my old Bertram. Both had the fuel
pump wired in series with the oil pressure sender so that the pump was
guaranteed to be off if the engine was not running.