Dr. Rubino,
re:
"Now remember I had just installed a new pump when this problem started. So I
took the fittings of the pump and lined them with plumbers teflon tape and
suddenly no air leak and no running on of pump. Enough for one day."
Glad this solved the problem ... BUT ... I believe the better solution is to
use new fibre
washers. These take a "set" and you can (maybe) reuse them once, but you're
better off replacing them any time you break the connection. I carry a
half-dozen
or more in my parts kit (they're used in the carburettor connections as well).
They often have to be re-tightened after they've "set" as well (you can soften
them
up a little by soaking them in a light oil--like WD40--for awhile before you
install ...
anybody know a downside to this?). It's a good idea to check all the fuel
connections
as part of routine maintenance.
I'm assuming you're talking about an SU pump (if I recall your earlier posts you
are).
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pacbell.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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> You may have read my fuel delivery note of last weekend. After describing fuel
> delivery and pump running on I got several really good suggestions to remedy
> the problem.
>
> I was reluctant to pull the tank right of the bat so I installed a length of
> rubber hose to the fitting on the tank and blew hard. The theory being that if
> the filter/sock is plugged not much of my air would get through. Well it made
> the same loud sound as if I was blowing into a bowl of water so I concluded
> that wasn't the problem. I then removed the steel line from tank to pumb-blew
> it out-checked it with soap and water. It was fine so I re-installed it and
> ran all new rubber hoses-still the pump was running all the time, air was
> obviously getting in.
>
> Now remember I had just installed a new pump when this problem started. So I
> took the fittings of the pump and lined them with plumbers teflon tape and
> suddenly no air leak and no running on of pump. Enough for one day.
>
> Next day I installed a pressure regulator just before the carbs-nice looking
> chrome thing with an adjustment on it. Fired up the car and it ran for 30 secs
> then died. Oh God! I thought I had the pump problem solved-the new pump must
> be bad.
>
> by now I am getting very scientific-if the car died did it do so because the
> pump wasn't pumping or because of something else. Disconnected the line at the
> carb BEFORE the new regulator turned the key and lots of gas-disconnnected the
> line AFTER the regulator and no gas-damn regulator was faulty.
>
> So because I panicked and thought about the worst case scenario instead of the
> KISS principal I spent two days frigging around when all I needed was 10 cents
> worth of plumbers tape.
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