I know some of you are running cells, so maybe you can shed some light on this for me.
I picked up a Summit 20Gal cell. It's a nice setup, IMO. It has a small sump in the bottom, which seems like it would help.
Then I got to thinking about angles of opperation. It seems to me, that at about half a tank I can get fuel starvation if I get tippy. Obvoiusly, with what we do, I can't just figgure that certain anges will never happen!
So, I had read about people putting a floating pickup in there. A flexable tube with a weight on the end and set up to keep it from sucking against the wall of the cell. That way, gravity will take it to where the fuel is. I also heard that normal rubber fuel line will not work in this application. They said that it doesn't like being submerged in gasoline. So I'm wondering if anyone knows of something that will work.
I also read about using a smaller tank, about 1 gallon, as a feeder of sorts. It would supply the engine, and be fed with a second pump from the main tank. Seems more complicated than it needs to be though.
So, what have you done with fuel pickups? Am I overengineering this? I've been known to do that. I'd like to have decent fuel delivery at any angle that doesn't involve a rollover down to about 1/4 tank.
I've also heard horror stories about the foam in the cell. Has anyone here had problems with it? I don't care if the gas sloshes around, I won't be able to hear it anyway. But it might help keep the gas where it needs to be.
I picked up a Summit 20Gal cell. It's a nice setup, IMO. It has a small sump in the bottom, which seems like it would help.
Then I got to thinking about angles of opperation. It seems to me, that at about half a tank I can get fuel starvation if I get tippy. Obvoiusly, with what we do, I can't just figgure that certain anges will never happen!
So, I had read about people putting a floating pickup in there. A flexable tube with a weight on the end and set up to keep it from sucking against the wall of the cell. That way, gravity will take it to where the fuel is. I also heard that normal rubber fuel line will not work in this application. They said that it doesn't like being submerged in gasoline. So I'm wondering if anyone knows of something that will work.
I also read about using a smaller tank, about 1 gallon, as a feeder of sorts. It would supply the engine, and be fed with a second pump from the main tank. Seems more complicated than it needs to be though.
So, what have you done with fuel pickups? Am I overengineering this? I've been known to do that.
I'd like to have decent fuel delivery at any angle that doesn't involve a rollover down to about 1/4 tank. I've also heard horror stories about the foam in the cell. Has anyone here had problems with it? I don't care if the gas sloshes around, I won't be able to hear it anyway. But it might help keep the gas where it needs to be.
