Check Moss Motors for the pump. If it's going to a carburetor make sure the
pressure's below @ 4 pounds.
Tom
'67 Mark 2
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Jay Laifman <jay.laifman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Too bad my dad's not here. He loved to talk about using
> obligatory bumpershoots to whack SU fuel pumps to get them going again, and
> talk about the leather origins of the Skinners Union. And, he definitely
> had an affinity for those in Australia and New Zealand. So, I'm sure he
> would have come up with some lower hemisphere alternative to the
> bumpershoot. Then, of course, all your problems would be solved!
>
> As an aside, I did rebuild the stock fuel pump using the kit from SS, and
> am happy with the results. However, I realize you don't have the SU pump
> to rebuild it. There are so many opinions on fuel pumps it makes my head
> spin. I've had a Facet on my Alpine for about 20 years with no issues at
> all. I was going to go with a Carter rotary pump for my 912, but decided
> to rebuild and stick with the stock mechanical pump. If any of them fail,
> I'll probably use the Carter - with a fuel regulator of course.
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Tod Brown <todbrown@roadrunner.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello All:
> >
> > Yesterday, Dexter Polistock and I took our Tigers to a small foreign car
> > show on the village green in Camden, Maine. Camden is somewhat famous as
> > the setting for the scandalous fifties movie, Peyton Place and is a
> lovely
> > little village with a beautiful harbor on Penobscot Bay. On the way back
> to
> > my home (about 15 miles), I had just made the turn off US Route 1 and was
> > about a mile from home when my Tiger coughed once or twice and died. I
> > pulled over and tried to restart without success. Further investigation
> > revealed there was no gas in the carb and the fuel pump was not making
> its
> > usual ticking noise. We wiggled the wires and gave the pump a couple of
> > whacks without success. Pretty clearly it seemed, the fuel pump had given
> > up the ghost. Eventually, we got the Tiger home to the garage thanks to
> > Triple A. A couple of hours later, I went out to the garage and, for no
> > particular reason, turned on the ignition only to be greeted with the
> > normal clatter of the pump. Joseph Lucas playing with my mind, again.
> >
> > The pump I have had in the car for about 30 years was a replacement for
> > the SU that bit the dust way back when and has been dead reliable for all
> > that time. On the pump it says "Auto Pump" and has a sticker that says
> "AP
> > 11" and "Made in N.Z." It obviously has the traditional points (hence the
> > ticking) to do the switching but was one of the new breed of solid state
> > pumps that so improved the longevity (no self-respecting SU would have
> > lasted 30 years, I don't think, without frying its points). My guess is
> > that the heat from the exhaust finally got to it and it packed it in,
> only
> > to recover when things cooled off. However, before I bite the bullet and
> > buy a new pump from Rick, I wanted to know if there is any other possible
> > explanation that I can check out before buying a new pump?
> >
> > Also, does anyone have any info about this particular fuel pump and
> > whether it can be repaired?
> >
> > In talking to the folks at SS and VB, it seems that SU replacement pumps
> > are currently unavailable due to the gas being used in Britain playing
> > havoc with their pumps, so I'm wondering what are the alternatives? I
> have
> > heard of some people using a pump made by Facet and was wondering if
> anyone
> > had the model number or if there are other alternatives? Any help would
> be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tod
> > B38200238XFE
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