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Re: [Healeys] autopulse series 2100 Fuel Pump

To: Patton Dickson <57healey@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] autopulse series 2100 Fuel Pump
From: I Erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 18:19:01 -0700
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Thanks
I've been waiting at my computer for the follow up.
I can get something to eat now.
Im changing all the rubber fuel lines on my car before I restart it from my
restoration work.

Ira Erbs
IT Consultant
Portland, OR
On Sep 8, 2012 5:12 PM, "Patton Dickson" <57healey@gmail.com> wrote:

> Following up on a 4 year old email from me.
>
> As you see below, I had an Autopulse 2100 fuel pump in my car when I got
> it.  I bought the $6.50 rebuild kit and it worked fine.  Today I got
> inspired to play with the Healey a bit and found that I wasn't getting gas
> to the carbs.  Turns out that the replacement diaphragm has also turned to
> black goo.  It looks like modern gas dissolves them, in a little over 4
> years.   If you have one of these, you should swap it out.
>
> Now I need to either get the NAPA pump or find an original (anyone have a
> used they want to get rid of)
>
> Patton
>
> On Sun, Jan 6, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Patton Dickson <57healey@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My BN4 came to me with an autopulse series 2100 Fuel pump on it to
> replace
> > the original SU.   Today, the pump wasn't pulling gas, and I opened it up
> > and found the diaphragm had turned to black goo.
> >
> > It is an old pump (probably 40 years old) and seems well built and looks
> > like it was meant to be on the car.  I found a place that sells rebuild
> > kits for it cheap ( 6.50 here
> > http://www.autoperformanceengineering.com/html/bel_pump.html).  The low
> > pressure version (which I have to assume I have) is 2.5-4 psi and new
> ones
> > are only $60.  I there any reason not to rebuild other than going back to
> > original.  Since it was on the car when I got it, I think i would like to
> > keep it unless there is something I am not thinking about.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Patton
> >
> > --
> > Patton Dickson - http://Austin-Healeys.com - Plano, TX
> > 1957 Austin-Healey 100-Six "Built to run 'til the road wears out."
>
>
>
>
> --
> Patton Dickson  - Plano, TX
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