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RE: More Fuel Pump + valve question

To: "'spridgets@autox.team.net'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: More Fuel Pump + valve question
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 12:53:54 -0700
Oops,
I meant dad not day. As written : With the use of a little string "Day would
be on their way"
Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hanna, Mark [SMTP:mhanna@ball.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 12:26 PM
> To:   'spridgets@autox.team.net'
> Subject:      RE: More Fuel Pump + valve question
> 
> 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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