Fuel transfer for external gas tank (1 Viewer)

[photogod]

I am trying to find a pump system for fuel (gas) for a plan I have for putting a fuel tank in my trailer. I have found lots of pumps for diesel and oils but have found nothing for gas. Would a regular fuel pump have enough flow to transfer a tank of gas in a timely manner? I am looking for somthing small and 12 volt to attach to the trailer battery and have it mount out of the way. Any help you guys can offer or ideas are appreciated.

 

[e9999]

I also looked for one, and the usual places did not show anything affordable. Must be worries about flammability. May just be much easier to use a manual pump for the few times when you'll need it... or, heck, gravity feed a gas can and put that in the tank...?

 

[alkaline747trio]

A hand pump works surprisingly fast, takes about 4 minutes to fill up with one and also doesn't take much effort at all.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/overtons/detail/pdetail2.cgi?r=detail_view&item_num=34422&fcat=2C4E
or
http://www.overtons.com/modperl/overtons/detail/pdetail2.cgi?r=detail_view&item_num=32416&fcat=2C4E
Are two that we use durring the summer, at the end of the season I filled up with the left over full tank...

 

[elmariachi]

http://www.autoperformanceengineering.com/

 

[blupaddler]

Carter makes good external fuel pumps.

I had one but broke it, my fault.

Check out summit racing.


www.summitracing.com

 

[alia176]

Carquest has this nice inline fuel pump with a check valve that I installed for a xfer pump. It was rated for low pressure but had a decent volume. I'll try to find some info on it.

 

[photogod]

The problem I have been seeing with the fuel pumps is that it would take a half hour to fill the tank as most of the high pressure are 45 gpm. That's why I trying to find a transfer pump This is what I have found so far that seems to fit the bill.

http://www.weldonpumps.com/j8000.html

 

[e9999]

The problem I have been seeing with the fuel pumps is that it would take a half hour to fill the tank as most of the high pressure are 45 gpm. That's why I trying to find a transfer pump This is what I have found so far that seems to fit the bill.

http://www.weldonpumps.com/j8000.html

errr.. 45gpm would fill the tank in half a minute...?

 

[aamiggia]

What about the Flo N' Go

or the same without the home station.

 

[photogod]

errr.. 45gpm would fill the tank in half a minute...?

Yeah, but that figure is at zero back pressure with no lift or distance. The figures for gpm drop drastically when you take into account those two variables.

 

[e9999]

Yeah, but that figure is at zero back pressure with no lift or distance. The figures for gpm drop drastically when you take into account those two variables.

lift? you're going to have the trailer tank lower than the truck's?
use big hoses!

 

[firetruck41]

Bigger hose will decrease the friction loss considerably.