[AT] Electric fuel pumps.

[John Hall]

Deere used one of those on my old combine. Darn thing is kind of out in 
the open where taller crops such as corn and milo can bang it around. I 
put a master disconnect in the electrical system. Not one of those $5 
pieces of crap from a chain store either.

John Hall


On 11/29/2020 7:21 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
> Yesterday my Caterpillar Excavator was almost a fire casualty.  I had 
> an electrical fire caused by an aftermarket electric fuel pump that a 
> previous owner had installed.  It was under the fuel tank and not 
> accessible to extinguish.  I also did not have a fire extinguisher.  I 
> did get the fire out, with the last 1/2 gallon of water from the 
> second 5 gallon bucket of water my wife brought. The fire department 
> was called but they arrived about 10 minutes after I got the fire 
> out.  If you have anything that has one of those little electric fuel 
> pumps that looks like a little transformer with 2 wires and 2 barbed 
> fittings, make sure it is where you can see it if it catches on fire.  
> This pump was not original, It never had an auxiliary pump so why it 
> was there I have no idea.  I remember hearing it make a popping noise 
> in the radio speaker even when the radio was off..   It was wired into 
> the fuse panel with a wire stuck in the fuse holder.  I also remember 
> not hearing the popping the last couple of months,  and it has had a 
> fuel leak that I now think was coming from the pump...   I think I 
> only have some work, but not real damage to the wiring or hoses..
> Cecil
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