In message <9412042346.aa02352@taylor.taylor.infi.net> Randy Wilson writes:
>
> I'll agree fully with not rebuilding an SU pump. While the basic design was
> alright for the era, they tended to burn the points after a while. This
> could have been cured by the addition of a simple surge-supression diode.
> Alas, I don't think diodes had been invented at the time the SU pump was
> designed. A properly rebuild pump will last many years. But there are
> better...
> However, I would not go so far as to recommend bodging in any old fuel pump
> and quai-regulator. Instead, I can vouch for the new generation (new being
> a relative term here) SU pump replacements. The ones I get are labeled
> Auto-Pump. Black plastic body, mounts directly into the SU bracket, accepts
> the
> stock MG banjo fittings, and contains the needed surge-supression diode.
>
So where do you get one of these? Moss sells something that looks like you
would need to build new brackets for.
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