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Electric fuel pump for a diesel
At the risk of being corrected, I think that diesel fuel is a lot
gentler on fuel systems than gas. I've not personally encountered a "diesel" electric fuel pump. Frogwatch wrote: In a thread a couple weeks ago, I talked about failure of my fuel pump on my 28' sailboat. It is a Yanmar 2gm that has a mechanical pump that I backed up with an electric pump to make bleeding the system easier. I am replacing the mechanical pump but I also need to replace the electric one. The electric one was from JC Whitney and I do not recall the brand. However, i do remember that it was not specifically listed as being for diesel. It is a simple diaphragm pump driven by a selenoid. I am wondering if the diesel could have eaten away the diaphragm. Can anyone suggest a good electric fuel pump fpr this application? JC whitney no longer has it available and I do not trust it anyway. However, the original owner had it installed when he bought the boat so I assume it was supposed to be good. When it finally failed 4 years ago after nearly 16 years, I simply bought an identical one. Any ideas? |
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