Honda generator

IIRC Danny used one of those small hydraulic tanks, and had an electric pump hooked to it to feed the generator.

 

Yes your right,.. I remember him saying that now. It was a hydraulic tank.


Hurst

 

Do you remember if he needed to use a fuel pressure regulator or not?

I dont think much more than a cheap electric inline pump would be needed to do the job. Just worried about excessive fuel pressure/leaks/fire.

Hurst

 

I use a Holley Red pump to feed my TK APU. It's made for carbureted applications so it's regulated to 7 psi max. It should work for a generator.

As an aside, if any of you are tired of paying for a new fuel pump on your APU every 6 months to a year, get a Holley Red pump. They last a lot longer and your APU will start instantly with no bogging down like the factory pump. I'd recommend mounting it outside the APU enclosure. Mine is mounted to the side of my toolbox that is directly in front of the APU.

 

Mine don't even have a filter so I suppose I better stick with what I'm doing.

 

I'm familiar with Holley red and blue pumps. I would use them for adding fuel to my old nitrous kits. 1 pump for each kit.

With the small size of the maybe 50 cfm carb on the Honda,.. I'm thinking a bypass regulator would work better. So something like a much cheaper (And quieter) Walbro inline pump with a Holley bypass regulator should do the trick.

Hurst

 

I was using those inline Mr. Gasket pumps. The first time it would run low on fuel and suck air, the pump was toast. Same with the OEM TK pumps.

The Holley pumps seem to be much more forgiving in that area.

 

We've been sticking posi-flo pumps on most of our equipment. Cat's OEM lift pumps are junk and we got tired of changing them out every 1500-2000 hours. They seem to be holding up much better and they're cheap (like under $80).

 

So a little pump connected to the carb instead of the gravity feed fuel tank ? 5psi?? Or is the flow rate more important?

 

I just Googled it and if these are what you're talking about, it is the same as the Mr. Gasket pump, just a different color.