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Actually if a fuse blew in this system your fuel would shut-off. There is too much friction and to much pressure on the one-way valves for the small boost pump to overcome since it was never designed to "suck" the fuel. It takes about 2psi to overcome those valves.
. Has anyone used the motorized ball valves and do you think that a simple tee and 2 of these valves are enough for connecting the tanks to the first fuel water separator.
Sounds good but you need to take into account the fuel return from the injection pump. It needs to go back to the correct tank. How are you planning on doing this ?Question! I have a backup tank in the bed of my 5 ton. Currently I manually transfer via a pump with nozzle on that tank. I am thinking about using electric ball valves and putting a tee into the current fuel line from the main tank where the line connects to the first fuel water separator filter. Wiring would be simple as I could tie both to the same switch since they work the exact opposite of one another. I would use one N.O. (main tank) and one N.C. (second tank) valve. I purchased a 2 stage solenoid (N.O.) for my electric primer system that I recently installed to replace the check valve in that piping as it didn't work well at all with the IP pulling fuel thru the check valve between the 2 filters. The solenoid works but I found the motorized ball valves after the fact
Ryan, most all your pictures are unavailable to view. You need to post them here. I cannot tell how you did your system from your description alone. Did you use a manual valve ?
The reason I installed it is I can monitor my brakes for adjustment. If the adjustments are out on the shoes the pressure will go down. (Your filling more of the wheel cylinder with a limited amount of fluid) . Pressure in a enclosed system stays the same from end to end, so when you increase the volume needing to be filled without increasing the volume of fluid the pressure will go down. Also if there is a leak the pressure will go down. So when I get in my truck I apply the brakes and see where the gauge goes. If it is less then 800psi I know something is wrong.
I believe I got the gauge from Summit Racing. I used the old brake light switch port on the air-pac to feed the gauge. Works great.
Where did you get the motorized valves from and how much where they ? I actually only have one solenoid switch on my system, rated for diesel fuel use. The rest are heavy duty one-way check valves for Marine diesel fuel systems.
The 3-way motorized valves I use were purchased on ebay 7-8 years ago. The are surplussed/used aircraft valves. I paid about $35/ea. Two required, one for supply and one for return.
Are there any manufacture name and numbers on them ? Also are they 24 volt ?
