my fuel pump went out on my 304, i want to put an electric fuel pump, what wire would be best to hook it to if i am mounting the pump near the gas tank, or should i put it at the base of the fire wall in the engine compartment

Were it I, I'd tap off the 12 volt feed line to the Oil Pressure gauge, as it's hot in run and start modes and not affected by a key swipe between the two modes. Don't forget to use a relay to control the pump.

On my CJ7 I've encased the electronic fuel pump in a length of PVC pipe, capped on both ends and hung onto the passenger side frame rail between the tub and the transmission/transfere case skid plate.

[ 10-27-2001: Message edited by: LEVE ]

not wanting to sound stupid, what would the relay do, and where would i put it, and do u have a switch?

In my system, as descripbe, the ignition key acts as a switch. A relay is a device that uses a small current to control a larger one. This is now a safety issue. As example with the fuel pump....

You need only take small wires into and out of the cab/dash to control the relay mounted on the firewall. The relay has contacts that either enable or disable the fuel pump. These contact will handle a larger current load needed by the fuel pump.

If you desire to add a physical swich, it's not out of order. A physical switch could be used to control the voltage to the fuel pump relay. This swich would act as a "kill switch" providing some security to for the Jeep.

Simple thing that is often overlooked, make sure you dont mount it near the exahust system.

Yes i know it sounds dumb but a buddy of mind did that and it killed it pretty fast

my .02

Just FYI, electric pumps work best pushing gas not pulling, mount as close to the tank as possible.

I wired mine to the accessories (fused) then to a switch and to the pump. This allows you to turn the pump off (for many reasons). Also works great aganist thieves, cant get for without fuel. <IMG SRC="smilies/roxy.gif" border="0">

since its a stock cj5, and i didn't want to cut any metal lines, i mounted it at the base of the firewall on the driver side away from the exhaust, i knew that would be a mistake, but now i think it has too much pressure for my holley, so i'm puttin a regulator tonight, i'm also wiring in a switch in the dash to be able to cut if off in case of emergency, thanks for ya'lls info