Sounds normal to me; every pump I've had in my BJ8--I have several, including
solid state--does the same thing. In
fact, they probably fire more often than 90 sec.
Theoretically, once 'pumped-up,' the pump wouldn't fire again until engine
start--theoretically--but I suspect some fuel
leaks past the inlet valve in the pump. At any rate, you're not going to sit
for long with the ignition on without
starting the engine else bad things could happen (hot coil, for one).
Bob
On 2/20/2012 5:20 AM, Simon Lachlan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If I turn the ignition on in my MkII BT7, the petrol pump does its clickety
> click click as per normal, then it clicks about once every 90 seconds
> thereafter. There is no leak that I can detect, nor a smell of fuel
> anywhere. Tapping the float chambers, a cure-all for many SU issues, makes
> no difference. Any ideas...? Or is it normal? (I don't think so).
>
> And, of course, I could simply ignore it....
>
> Simon
>
>
>
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