EFI Fuel Accumulator

RT

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• Jan 21, 2007

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Anyone here use one of these ?? How did you mount it to be out of the way ??
The filter is a lot bigger than I thought it would be , and every place I like it hangs down too low. I was thinking of mounting it sideways but that would cut down on my reserve , and might not work well if I get hung up on some dropoffs.

Theres no room under the hood,and I'm going to keep the saddle tank.

Speaking of saddle tanks , where can a guy get a 6 port dual tank switch ?
Can't seem to get them and the local wreckers here are no help.
This EFI swap is gettin' to be too much like work

Thanks guys .

 

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ransil

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• Jan 22, 2007

• #2

Mine is mounted in front of the passenger rear tire.
I would not call it optimal, but best fit.

 

classic4x4s

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• Jan 22, 2007

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I mounted it inside of the front fender. Probably not the best spot, but it's been there a couple of years with no problems yet.

 

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needabronco

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• Jan 22, 2007

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I havn't figured out where to put mine yet, but inside the front fender seems like a decent place, and makes for easy filter changes with less mess. I think a cover would be good to keep rocks and stuff off from hitting it would be in order though. It's a big SOB isn't it.

 

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• Jan 22, 2007

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Thanks classic4x4s ,,I think thats a winner.
I've already made some plastic inner fender panels that should keep the debri off the filter.

Now all I need is that 6 port switch...

 

IPwizard

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• Jan 22, 2007

• #6

I think BCB sells the 6 port fuel selector.

 

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• Jan 22, 2007

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They can't get them any more

 

trailpsycho

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• Jan 22, 2007

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JBG also used to sell them.

 

DonsBolt

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• Jan 22, 2007

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You may want to check say 1993-1995 F-150's with dual tanks I bet you could use the 6 port fuel selector from one of those.

 

TonyPDX

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• Jan 22, 2007

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Pollak makes the switches. http://www.pollakaftermarket.com/

I like where Classic4x4 has his mounted. I mounted mine in the engine compartment on the core support but I think it picks up too much heat. The blue filter in the forground is the transmission filter. I have since thermally isolated it from the fuel filter/accumulator/seperator/pump assembly.

Tony

 

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crawln68

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• Jan 22, 2007

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I put mine in the engine compartment up front towards the grill.

 

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• Jan 23, 2007

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The accumulator looks like a remote oil filter setup with the return simply drilled and tapped. Is this the case? or am I missing something here? Also on Crawln 68's I do net see a return to the tank, just the filter. Is this ok with the efi setups? Or does it need to also go back to the tank? Thanks, BI

 

eds66bronco

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• Jan 23, 2007

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bronco italiano said:

The accumulator looks like a remote oil filter setup with the return simply drilled and tapped. Is this the case? or am I missing something here? Also on Crawln 68's I do net see a return to the tank, just the filter. Is this ok with the efi setups? Or does it need to also go back to the tank? Thanks, BI

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yup, but you also need the pickup side to have a tube threaded into it to draw from the bottom of the filter to have it act as an accumulator. lot of folks use them without the return to the tank with no problems but i would think it would cause the low pressure pump to work a bit harder.

 

TonyPDX

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• Jan 23, 2007

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For it to work as an accumulator it must have a return to the tank to bleed the air out of the top. Otherwise the accumulator will be mostly full of air with the fuel flowing only through the bottom...

Tony

 

crawln68

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• Jan 23, 2007

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One of the lines is a return line to the tank. I forget which one it is of hand, I'd have to go look at it when I get home, but there is a return line. ;D

 

classic4x4s

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• Jan 23, 2007

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needabronco said:

I think a cover would be good to keep rocks and stuff off from hitting it would be in order though.

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I made a sheetmetal cover for it and sprayed it with undercoating, but just never got around to installing it. So far I have not had any problems with rocks or other debris, but I do intend to cover it just in case.