Last year I saw an accident where a SUV had flipped on its side, and the wheels were still slowly spinning, because the engine was still running. So I would lean towards the inertia valve.
I guess it's especially important if the pump is back next to the tank. If the pump were close to the carb, a break in the fuel line behind it would not be such a big danger. Or just use a stock mechanical pump. That approach has always worked fine for my car :-) Doug Braun '72 Spit --- On Wed, 2/25/09, Daniel Parrott <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Daniel Parrott <[email protected]> > Subject: [Spits] Safety Switch? > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 9:04 AM > I'm upgrading the fuel system for my Spit Six. I see > that there is a > recommendation to add a "Safety Switch" to the > system to stop the fuel flow > in case of an accident. A little research shows that I can > get a switch > that shuts the fuel flow based on either a sudden stop > (Inertia) or a drop > in oil pressure. Which is preferable, and will an MGB > Inertia Switch work > (there are several available on eBay). _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
