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RE: Fuel Pump Stroke

To: "'Fred Pixley'" <fpixley@kingston.net>,
Subject: RE: Fuel Pump Stroke
From: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 15:27:11 +0200
I've the impression, it's not critical.

The Haynes manual tells the B figures. Have a try anyway.

Cheers,

Hans

'71BGT



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Pixley [SMTP:fpixley@kingston.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 1:40 PM
> To:   mgs-digest list
> Subject:      Fuel Pump Stroke
> 
> I recently cleaned up a non-working SU electric fuel pump I bought at an
> autojumble, actually the Bronte Creek show.  It will be chucked in the
> boot
> of the BGT for use as a spare. I sanded the points and freed up the
> plunger
> and diaphragm.  It looks nice with the body sandblasted and clearcoated.
> This was from an older Healy from the 50's and has no diodes and works
> fine
> in pos or neg ground configuration.
> When I took it apart I didn't count the number of turns the plunger was
> screwed in and I just guessed at it upon reassembly.  I allowed for a
> fairly
> short stroke and it pumps air OK.  How important is it to adjust the
> stroke
> on this thing?
> 
> Fred Pixley
> Napanee, Ontario, Canada
> fpixley@kingston.net

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