Talk:Fuel pump

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Requested move 12 July 2020

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Consensus to not move. (non-admin closure) — YoungForever^(talk) 16:21, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

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• Fuel pump → Fuel pump (engine component)
• Fuel pump (disambiguation) → Fuel pump

– After seeing BilCat's comment (above), I have proposed this RM, and I want to hear from other contributors. I don't really understand if this is really the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, given the other uses in the disambiguation page. Neel.arunabh (talk) 16:16, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose any move. I think the current status quo is correct. The automobile part is the primary topic for "fuel pump". Rreagan007 (talk) 19:38, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose any move - The engine part is the clear primary topic. "Fuel pump" is one on many names for a "fuel dispenser", what I know as a gas pump, and doesn't really appear to be that common a name in any variant of English. To my knowledge, the engine part is rarely known by any other name in English. - BilCat (talk) 20:15, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose. What really needs to happen is Fuel pump (disambiguation) should be deleted. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:44, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
  • No, I need the disambiguation page. Neel.arunabh (talk) 14:42, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
• The word pump itself is ambiguous. Look at pump. So, the fuel dispenser corresponds to the first definition in the link and the automcbile component corresponds to the second definition the link. Neel.arunabh(talk) 20:52, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
  • I'm still waiting for everyone's response to my above comment. Neel.arunabh (talk) 02:55, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
    • It's totally irrelevant to my reason for opposing the move, so there's no reason for me to comment on it. - BilCat (talk) 03:07, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
      • But why is this the primary topic? Why can't we disambiguate it as, say Fuel pump (engine component)? Neel.arunabh (talk) 03:12, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose any change per everyone Red Slash 23:04, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose move, and support deletion of dab page per WP:ONEOTHER. Tevildo (talk) 11:14, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Nomination of Fuel pump (disambiguation) for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Fuel pump (disambiguation) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fuel pump (disambiguation) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 07:14, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Primary topic

• BilCat Why is the fuel pump for engines the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC? What is the problem naming it as Fuel pump (engine component)? Neel.arunabh (talk) 00:31, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

First, have you read and understood WP:PRIMARYTOPIC? If you haven't, then trying to explain it will just be reinventing the wheel. - BilCat (talk) 00:41, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

I see that. But I want to know how that applies to the fuel pump for engines. Neel.arunabh (talk) 01:20, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Why is the the fuel pump for engines more notable than the Fuel pump for the gas station? Neel.arunabh (talk) 04:10, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

As I was the closer, I did a Google search. Fuel pump is mostly refer "fuel pump for engines" whereas fuel dispenser refers to "Fuel pump for the gas station". Clearly, not the same thing. — YoungForever^(talk) 06:33, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Also look at all the pages under the Category:Disambiguation pages, some of them have WP:PRIMARYTOPICS, some of them do not. Take the case of Affirmation. There there is no WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neel.arunabh (talk • contribs) 17:16, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

In the English speaking world, we don't really refer "fuel pump" for the gas station, we call it commonly as "gas pump" or "petrol pump". I have never heard anyone refer it as "fuel pump". — YoungForever^(talk) 19:12, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

I have to place myself in the same situation as editor Neel.arunabh. In the first place, the pumps at gas stations are rarely called "fuel dispensers", so either "gas pump" or "fuel pump" (I frequently hear them called both) is the common name. Also, I remain unconvinced that this article's subject is the primary topic. Where is the evidence for this assertion? You won't find it in page views or long-term significance, will you? Where then? P.I. Ellsworth  ed. ^put'r there 01:29, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

"Fuel dispenser" probably isn't the most common name, but we're basically stuck with that as the article title, as the most common names ("gas pump" and "petrol pump") have strong regional variation. And we can't favor one over the other. Rreagan007 (talk) 20:26, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Concur. Also, that article's title is better discussed on its own talk page. - BilCat (talk) 20:34, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Diaphragm Fuel Pump Diagram

Diagram of diaphragm type fuel pump

Diagram of diaphragm type fuel pump

This is only a suggested edit, because I want some second opinions before I go swapping the image out.

Current is on top, suggested replacement is below. Braden (talk) 20:36, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

I don't think that's how the valve in the original diagram works. Remember, this is a slice though, but the inflow and outflow in your diagram would mix behind the valve. Timtjtim (talk) 13:25, 13 February 2024 (UTC)