Fuel Selector Valve Flow Rate

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Apr 24, 2008 | 03:53 PM

czaroc

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Fuel Selector Valve Flow Rate

Which selector valve flows the most fuel?

I finally got my second tank up and running and am having fuel starvation problems. I have the electric valve

I had bypassed the valve and ran on the midship tank all last year with no problems. I got tired of buying gas out in the boonies for rediculous $$ so I got the second tank working.

Last weekend I was comming home and the truck was sputtering out at 55mph uphill with the camper and a 30mph headwind. It seems to be a lack of fuel issue. can't get enough gas to the carb to keep up. I think the valve is restricting flow. It didn't matter which tank I was drawing from.

Would switching to a manual valve allow more fuel flow?

Apr 24, 2008 | 10:15 PM

RCrawler

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Is it possible that it isn't opening all the way from a mechanical issue in the valve or a voltage problem. Either restricting fuel flow or sucking air from the other empty tank.

Jason

Apr 24, 2008 | 11:24 PM

Matts72

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That valve will flow far more fuel than you should need unless you are running a 1050 CFM carb. I would look into an electric fuel pump to aid your mechanical one. My reasoning for that is if the electric one fails, you can still get home.