This was the functional electrical fuel pump that I inherited and there was no fuel filter in sight. Can you imagine depending on that wire nut (able to catch water) to keep gasoline flowing to the 455?
This was my initial solution to at least provide clean fuel to the COOP 455.
When I showed it to Jim Bounds, he said "Hose clamp salesman must love you!"
I always use double clamps to protect against hose clamp failure and leakage.
All fasteners, clamps and plumbing fittings are stainless steel. Minimum corrosion.
However, it did not address what to do if the filter fouled or the electric fuel pump failed, If I had to replace the filter, there would be gasoline on the ground and on me.
I needed to protect against the failure of either element and eliminate being stuck on the side of the road. I have heard so many horror stories about this. Jim Bounds told me about one of his deliveries or picks ups when he had to change the fuel filter every 150 miles.
This is my solution to avoid being stuck because it has a pair of redundant fuel delivery systems.
Initially, ethanol fuel will pass through one of these filters with before and after shut off valves. If that filter becomes fouled, it does not need to be immediately replaced. Just shut off the valves inline line before and aft of the fouled filter.
Open up the valves in front and aft of the 2nd pristine filter and I am back in business.
But what happens if the fuel pump fails!
Well there are a pair of pumps to suck gasoline through the active filter from the tank, but which one is doing it?
This is the fuel supply center to the left of the steering wheel. The waterproof black toggle switch has 3 positions. In the center position, neither pump gets electricity. The green led indicator light shows one of them is getting electricity and is functional. If that pump fails, I throw the switch all the way and the red light comes on and the back up pump take over.
If neither light is on, no fuel flows. This is my antitheft position.
Each pump has its own fuse and there is a stand by fuse to the left.
With a 75 gallon aluminum gasoline tank, it is better to have an expanded fuel tank gauge.
The nasty pair of 25 gallon original gasoline tanks that have contained 10% ethanol gasoline for decades are infant of the "black tank". I had them removed ad]nd replace by a new pristine 75 gallon aluminum tank that will never see ethanol.
Here it is ready to be installed.
and now it is going in.
We all know that most of use are getting 8 to 9 miles per gallon on ethanol gasoline. With non ethanol gasoline we will get 3.5% better mileage.
We can count on 45 gallons from the original tanks and at 8 to 9 miles per gallon, we have a range of 360 to 405 miles.
Since we can use all 75 gallons from the new aluminum tank and benefit from 3.5% higher efficiency of non ethanol gasoline, we can expect an increased range of 621 to 699 miles.
This does not factor in the higher efficiency of a COOP 455 vs the standard 455 or the elimination of multiple parasitic loads on the new COOP 455.
Before and after: Better efficiency, reliability, serviceability and range. Forgot to add theft protection without alarms.
