Fuel pick up line issue

sm30362

sm30362

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This weekend at Devils Playground I was having and issue with my fuel pick up tube. The pick up tube goes out at the top of the fuel cell. The actual pick up tube in the fuel cell was staying in the front drivers side corner, therefore when I went on a steep incline it was starving for fuel. I was able to adjust the tube in the fuel cell more towards the back, but then it cut out on me going on a steep down hill. I guess what i am looking for is a good weight to use, and a way to attach it, on that pick up tube so that the tube will always be where there is the most gas. I also didnt know if there may be an after market weighted pick up tube. I have looked and have not really been able to find anything. Thanks for the help.
 
When I installed my fuel cell I went with dual pickups. They are located towards each end of the cell. Never had any issue at all. I will see if I can find the link where I purchased them.
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catfishblues said:
Wouldn't the dual pickup setup, at least in theory, suck air when fuel runs away from the higher one?
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Nope, they have check valves in them to keep that from happening
 
89wrangler said:
When I installed my fuel cell I went with dual pickups. They are located towards each end of the cell. Never had any issue at all. I will see if I can find the link where I purchased them.
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If you could find the link on that set up I was also thinking about running dual pickups.
 
Holley made a version for years and I believe they quit selling them. Here is a cheaper version of the same thing though... http://www.autoperformanceengineering.com/html/pickups.html And what he posted above.

:edit: You can also just use a length of hose with washers at the end for a weighted pickup, but if you have an AL tank, any weighted pickup will make noise.
Here's the explanation on how those holley/walbro screen pickups work. Fwiw, some people use three or more in really large tanks. One at each back corner and one in the front would work really well.

How they work:
Have you ever sprayed water on a window screen? Recall that the screen will actually hold some of the water. These pickups work the same way. When the pickup is submerged in fuel, gas will pass through the mesh with ease. When fuel sloshes away from the pickup, the mesh will hold enough fuel to fill all the tiny holes. That mesh full of fuel acts like a solid. At this point, the pump, sucking on the outlet will cause the mesh to suck shut, preventing the pump from sucking air. When fuel covers the pickup once again, the valve will open up and transfer fuel.
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It is an RCI
 
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