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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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how could I tell if I have a group a fuel pump on a escort cosworth .with out taking the tank apart is there a flow test I can do like see how much fuel comes out at a given time .if I took the fuel hose off the feed directly and trigger the pump to come on
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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not that haed to drop the tank and find out.

just try and have the least amount of fuel in as possible.
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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how could I tell if I have a group a fuel pump on a escort cosworth .with out taking the tank apart is there a flow test I can do like see how much fuel comes out at a given time .if I took the fuel hose off the feed directly and trigger the pump to come on
if it has an aeroqip hose from the tank it stands a chance it's uprated, if it's the original plastic hose it's probably standard
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 08:30 PM
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mines areoquipped.

still got to check wats in it though as i have a new 023 or 003 to fit in it.
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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it does have aerqip that must be good news then
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Old Mar 5, 2006 | 08:59 AM
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it tells that there may be a after market fitting kit on the pump.
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Old Mar 5, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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for a rough idea run the car with the return from rail into a fuel can, time how long it takes for the can to fill up ...
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how long should it take and do i still have the regulator attached
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yeah after the fuel reg at idle... cant remember flow rate , whatever it is 3.5 litres/min????????
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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Damo V
thanks will give that a go
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