Weber and Electric Fuel pump

Is this a single carb setup? If it is, I'd say the problem is more likely the manifold design and tuning. For street use that's _generally_ not a good setup. Are you having hesitation or low-end response problems?

If it's duals, then an electric pump is a good thing.

can advise. I use their electric rotary for dual 44mm Webers. It maintains a good 3 pounds of pressure to keep the carbs very happy. Electrics? It's only one wire and a ground and should be set up to go on with the accessory position. Noise? Mine was quiet, but I made it even more quiet by wrapping it in sealed-cell aircraft insulation. I can hardly hear it with the engine off. Location? Up front! I put mine on the 'shelf' beside the right wheel - the area corresponding to the location of the master cylinder on the left. You must run a fuel filter between the tank and pump. One was provided with my pump, but I added another large filter at the rear. (why not?). No return line is necessary because it maintains an even 3 pounds. Now I did run all new line and overdid it in that respect (3/8" annealed aluminum line inside fuel-rated flexible line, Russell hard-line adapters, etc) but that's a different subject.

Ditto on the above for myself. The rotary vane types are very quiet. Get the 3.5 lbs one for a weber. From what I've heard webers are very sensitive to over pressure and the stock mechanical pump could be over doing it. Mine was.

That's something I still don't have in my engine and a valid concern. Usually, a relay is put across the oil pressure idiot light so the pump is off with no oil pressure.

Until I nail my 'oil light blinks @ idle when engine very hot' problem, I can't add such a circuit unless it had some hysteresis (debounce) in it as in 'if dead oil pressure, not bouncy for 5 seconds, kill pump and default to on for power-up'.

What model? I see $61

My memory was faulty. The part was a genuine Ford part.

Here's the switch information:

Ford Fuel Pump Cut-off Inertia Switch.

Part number: F5AZ 9341-A or XF3Z 9341-AA (either number should get you the same part. Start with the F5... number)

Local Dealer Price: $12.90

This info is from 2 years ago, so you can expect the price to have risen a bit. OTOH, I would expect NAPA to have something similar at a price better than 5x the OE price.

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