Skyline C210 Power steering/fuel issues.

[DOOM]

Well the classic Skyline forums are pretty much dead, so I'm going to try you guys for help.

 

I trying to convert my car to power steering, but the cam driven pump is in the way of where the power steering pump should go,  I have bought an MR30 eletric fuel pump. I want to know how i should go about connecting it all up, the car is automatic too if that helps.

[nizm0zed]

what sort of electric pump did you buy?

Is it a facet pump? (Square box like pump?)

Or an inline pump? (Round tube style?)

Reason i ask is it'll determine how and where you mount it.

Facet pumps are well suited to sucking fuel through a lot of fuel line, so you can mount it somewhere convenient in the engine bay, inline style pumps dont have very much suction but good outlet pressure so they need to be mounted as close to the tank outlet as possible.

You may also require a fuel pressure regulator on the outlet side of the fuel pump before it goes to the carbies to adjust the pressure if its too high.

High fuel pressure will make it hard to start, idle like crap and be heavy on fuel.

 

Wiring, you want your pump to turn on only when the ignition is on, and ideally have it shut off if the engine stops.

I dont know how you'll achieve that last bit, but a good way to wire the power up is in parallel to something else that is powered only when the ignition is on, like the coil. Ideally you would run a new circuit and fuse to run the fuel pump on its own.

If its an inline style mounted in the rear, you'll probably have to do that anyway.

 

hope that helps.

[DOOM]

It's an inline pump out of an MR30, forgot to put that in sorry.

 

Yeah think I have have to run wires back and forth, like my Dad sugested and you have too. Thanks for the help.

I'd think we would mount it close the fuel tank and run wires back. The car is single carb L24.

 

Thanks for your help again.

[Cozza]

Wiring, you want your pump to turn on only when the ignition is on, and ideally have it shut off if the engine stops.

I dont know how you'll achieve that last bit,

I think a tachometric relay is what you are after here's a link to a description

http://www.injectronics.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=134&Itemid=34

I have been told that these often can't handle the current draw of a fuel pump and a secondary relay is needed.

But I guess that depends on the relay and the pump.

Cheers