Hi Eddie,
I ran this set up on mine for a while. Most of the regulators that I
found are adjustable. They were written on the unit what pressure you
selected. I used the lowest seting on mine and didn't have any
problems.
Good Luck
Rick
Eddie Sheffield wrote:
>
> Well, I'm getting ready to put the SUs back on the Midget, but I'm worried
> about the fuel pump. Right now it has some kind of aftermarket pump on it,
> with a couple of attachments - I'm guessing a regulator and a filter - all
> threaded one into the other and mounted in the original location. Seems to
> work fine with old Carter carb that is on it right now. But I'm wondering
> about the pressure. From what I've read SUs should only have about 2-3 psi.
> I have no idea what this one has. The pump and other bits look brand new, so
> I kind of hate to dump them if I don't have too. Any suggestions? Thought
> about buying a pressure gauge, but it seems the ones that I've found are so
> expensive I'd just as soon buy another pump with known pressure.
>
> Anything really bad happen if the pressure is too high? Just flood the
> carbs?
>
> If I do need to get a pump, does anyone have any experience with the
> replacement listed in the Moss catalog (377-185), as compared to the SU pump
> (377-175)? Not terribly concerned with originality here. There is also one
> on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=469205135 )
> that is for the 72-74 models. I can tell it looks different from the earlier
> ones, but is there any reason why it wouldn't work?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eddie
> 1971 Midget
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