A most interesting subject but may be perception is a great part of
it. My perception is that fuel pumps are no more failure prone than
belts, capacitors or rotor arms, distributor, water pumps, carbs,
fuel lines, etc etc etc. Each one capable of bringing the car to a
halt. So why not have standby units for all those units? I have
been messing with Brit cars, interspersed with German and Italian
ones, since 1951 when my Dad bought me my first car - an MG
TD. Never have I had a fuel pump fail but I have had those sickening
"blah-blick-click-crunch-grrr-clunk noises which signified the end my
particular road trip.
At 09:54 PM 4/22/2012, Don wrote:
Two of the three MGs I own have those little square pumps. They are
really noisy and run all the time. Maybe that is good, but I am a
purist and like the clicking of an SU which lets me know if it's
flooded or not pumping by too much of the soft ticking noise or lack of it.
I converted the aftermarket fuel pump on my MGA to an SU. I hope to
convert the TF to an SU pump. My MGB's Facet pump is really noisy,
and never stops. If it was like an SU that stopped pumping when it
had pressure it would not be so irritating.
Don Scott
Calistoga CA USA
1955 MGTF
1962 MGA Mk 2
1967 MGB
1963-7 MGB (seeking)
Misc. Japanese cars
At 06:40 PM 4/22/2012, Jack Feldman wrote:
>I prefer the pump that looks like a cube. It comes with all sorts of brand
>names on it, even no name. Facet was one of the names.
>
>Don't get them from Moss, but try J.C. Whitney where I got mine. Every once
>in a while Moss comes up with an outrageous price for something that can be
>gotten for a fraction of the price locally. NAPA no loner carries them,
>but I"m sure the ones they do carry are just as good.
>
>Not knowing how dependable the fuel pump that came with my cars I added a
>second square pump to each car. They are controlled by a sing pole double
>throw switch with a center off. That way you can chose either pump or
>neither to let the carbs run dry when storing the car. Radio Shack has a
>nice one with a red bat handle to differentiate from the fog and driving
>light switch.
>
>Coming home from a MG2008 my car died. After a brief check I determined my
>old SU had died, so a simple switch got me started again. When I got home I
>replaced the old SU with another cube pump..
>
>It is a belt and suspenders approach, but it came in handy.
>
>Jack
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