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Re: fuel pump.

To: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Re: fuel pump.
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:07:00 -0400
Cc: Steven Fooshee <sfooshee@home.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <39C64A91.687CD0DD@home.com> <001101c02195$47866e50$7364640a@internal.vgl.ucdavis.edu>
You might mount it in rubber as it is somewhat noisy. Sections of 3/8" tubing
worked for me.
Roger Cotting

Glen Byrns wrote:

> Steve,
>
> If you are into originality, good luck with your pump.  If you want a cheap
> and effective pump, try the NAPA solid state pump that goes for about $30
> and produces "3-5lbs" delivery pressure.  They can look it up for you.  Best
> part is, if and when it fails, you can get a pop in replacement anywhere in
> the country for squat.  Mine's been ticking over since December, so I can't
> tell you how long they will last, but no complaints yet.
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Fooshee" <sfooshee@home.com>
> To: "spridgets team" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 10:02 AM
> Subject: fuel pump.
>
> > Greetings, list. I've gotten myself into a bit of a predicament. I moved a
> > couple hours away for school (I'm now at a real university :) and wound up
> > leaving MotorToad at home. I was only able to get it running well enough
> to
> > drive it to a friend's shop so he could tune it for me.
> > He called and said the fuel pump is giving him trouble, and even though
> it's
> > never been a bit of trouble to me, I told him I'd try to hunt one down so
> I
> > don't have to pay retail for one. If anyone has a pump for a 1275 Mk IV
> Sprite,
> > please let me know. THANKS!
> >
> > --
> > ~
> >
> > '87 RX-7 TII: 1/4 mile in 7.500 sec @ 120 mph
> > '90 GS-500E: 1/4 mile in 8.182 sec @ 110 mph
> > MCMLXIX Sprite: 1/4 mile is reputed to be possible.
> > University of West Florida
> > Electrical Engineering.
> >
> > ~
> >


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