Back in the old days when my mom and day drove Healeys, they would tie a
string to the SU fuel pump points and route it into the car. Then whenever
the pump failed , they would just pull the string and be on their way :-)
Mark Hanna
AN5
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Clarici [SMTP:spritenut@Exit109.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 10:42 PM
> To: Philip Hubbard
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: More Fuel Pump + valve question
>
>
> Sounds like a typical SU fuel pump to me.
> So you did not punch the right rear deck when your fuel pump quit the
> first time? A sharp punch is the first option, second is a small hammer
> on the fuel pump itself, third is a big hammer. If that doesn't fix it,
> then you should clean the points, if that doesn't work then buy a new
> one.
> 95% of all SU pump problems are dirty contact points fixable in about 5
> minutes with the pump out of the car. (of course it takes 1/2 hour to
> remove the pump from the car)
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