> The original SU pump for my 67 BJ8 required a rebuild in 2000, but is
> still
> "ticking".
>
> Dallas Congleton
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Hosmer" <rahosmer@citlink.net>
> To: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com>; "Norman Cay"
> <normcay@volcano.net>
> Cc: <Editorgary@aol.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Napa, Pumps, and Filters (sort of long)
>
>
>>I (and my old tricarb) must lead a charmed life.
>>
>> My ORIGINAL (it's a one-owner car) 1962 SU pump is still working just
>> fine.
>> The car was garaged (admittedly in a benign climate) for 15 years, during
>> 10
>> of which it was not run at all, and NO (I'm stupid, too) special
>> pre-storage
>> precautions were taken, at all. Initial fire-up, after pulling plugs and
>> oiling the cylinders, then installing new plugs, included about two
>> minutes
>> of coughing and spitting, but the pump ticked over as soon as electricity
>> was supplied to it.
>>
>> I've been following this and similar threads, since I KNOW it will not
>> last
>> forever, but, just for grins, how many other listers still have their
>> original pump, working?
>>
>> Dick Hosmer
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