Would that be any cheaper or would the performance be more reliable? The biggest reason I was looking at the swap was to save a 2 hour trip to the bigger city to get the Kawasaki part and to save some money to boot. I can get the Briggs part in the next town over. Win, win.
Vacuum fuel pumps
I am in need of a new vacuum fuel pump for a modified Club Car golf cart with a Kawasaki FE290 motor . A new pump from the golfcart store or Kawasaki runs $60-$75. A new B&S pump (#808656) runs $25-40. I'm not sure what motor B&S uses this pump with but these pumps have the same size ports, same number of ports and the chamber appears to be close to the same size. The rebuild kits I find on Ebay look to be identical, same number of diaphragms, gaskets and valves. Can anybody tell me why the B&S won't work? I'm guessing that as long as they are about the same size they will pump at about the same rate. Saving 40 bucks looks good to me. I know this isn't technically a tractor but around the Lazy MF it gets used like one. And it cost me a lot less than a Gator or a Mule.
JM
JM
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But only if it will work........
JM
JM
I'll come clean. The reason I need a new one is that during the course of cleaning the old one following a "water in the gas" episode, I lost the clear plastic separator. I was working on the tailgate of my Scout and had the parts all laid out to dry. I went in the house to get a drink and while I was gone a gust front moved thru and kicked up a wind. When I came back out......no plastic piece. The cart never cranks hard to start, unless there is water in the tank, of course, so that hasn't been a concern. Speaking of that, I have a real problem with the ethanol blend that they sell around here. Any equipment that sits for a period of time is prone to collecting water as the ethanol separates and attracts water. I went online and read about it. What do most of you do to fight it? Gas is expensive enough without having to buy additives for each tankful.
JM
JM
Thanks Dude11. That's what I was wanting to hear. I'm going to get one this afternoon and give it a try. It looks like my biggest problem is getting all of the bad gas out of the tank. There isn't a drain so I will have to siphon it out. The only way to remove the tank is to pull the body off, not an option I want to tackle today (100+ degrees and lots of humidity). I'll let you know how it all works out. BTW, the FE290 Kawasaki is listed as 9hp.
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