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Got a couple suggestions for the Hardi pump:
https://www.bpnorthwest.com/austin-healey/bn4-bj8/fuel-pump-electronic-dual-polarity-banjo-bj8.html
I'm tempted, but it appears the input and output ports are canted to
each other, I'm not sure I could twist my copper fuel lines to fit them
(the SU pumps have parallel ports). I don't see how the bolt up to the
existing bracket, either. Anybody fitted one to a BJ8 with stock
plumbing? Photos?
Bob
On 11/27/2018 2:59 AM, Michael MacLean wrote:
> Bob,
> Â Â Â Check out the direct replacement German SU style pumps at British
> Parts Northwest. I hear they are very reliable..
> Mike MacLean
>
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>
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:53 AM, Bob Spidell
> <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> I've been using fuel pumps with Dave DuBois' opto-electric mods for
> years. Although Dave's work and response is impeccable I've not had
> consistent success with them, though everything in the design and
> implementation indicates they should be infallible. I had 3 'in
> rotation;' one failed after less than a thousand miles this summer--I
> changed it out for another DD conversion on the side of the road--and
> that one has now failed. It worked fine after installation for over
> 5,000 miles but has sat in my shop for about 5 months, and failed to
> answer the call today. I swapped in my last 'spare' and, so far it's
> working though I've only put about 10 miles on it. Others have
> worked
> for over 10K miles before expiring. Apparently, Dave has health
> issues
> so cannot address the problems with these pumps.
>
> Although having committed to these solid state conversions I still
> have
> plenty of parts to assemble a couple points-driven pumps. Problem
> is, I
> haven't had good luck with them either and, last I checked, the
> aftermarket points are of suspect quality (Dave concurred with this
> assessment). I have studied all aspects of these pumps and done
> my best
> to assemble and adjust them, and they aren't abused in
> service--though
> some have suffered from getting, er, 'moist' in serious
> rainstorms--and
> I just don't understand it (I've 'fixed' a couple in motel rooms). I
> know Kees and others have gotten years and thousands of mile off
> points
> they don't work reliably for me and, yes, I've used capacitors,
> transistors, diodes and TVSes for spark suppression, all with the
> same
> erratic longevity and reliability. I do think, at over 5K
> miles/year on
> my BJ8 I probably work my car harder than most but still think I
> should
> be able to get more from these pumps. I don't abuse them aside from
> driving my car fairly frequently and for one long trip of up to 5K
> miles
> every year.
>
> Still, I will stick with SU pumps because, well, just because.
> They are
> the heartbeat of a Healey and the kind that run continuously are
> annoying.  But, I don't know where to go from here. I hate to buy
> another as I probably have enough parts to assemble 4 or 5 with
> points
> (if I could find good quality points). SC Parts was advertising an
> aftermarket substitute--diaphragm type--but it has weird
> fittings--I'm
> not going to cut into my original banjo-fitted pipes--and is for
> negative ground only.
>
> Thanks for listening.
>
> Bob
>
>
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<p>Got a couple suggestions for the Hardi pump:</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.bpnorthwest.com/austin-healey/bn4-bj8/fuel-pump-electronic-dual-polarity-banjo-bj8.html";>https://www.bpnorthwest.com/austin-healey/bn4-bj8/fuel-pump-electronic-dual-polarity-banjo-bj8.html</a></p>
<p>I'm tempted, but it appears the input and output ports are canted
to each other, I'm not sure I could twist my copper fuel lines to
fit them (the SU pumps have parallel ports). I don't see how the
bolt up to the existing bracket, either. Anybody fitted one to a
BJ8 with stock plumbing? Photos?</p>
<p>Bob<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/27/2018 2:59 AM, Michael MacLean
wrote:<br>
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Bob,
<div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1543316169969">Â Â Â Check out
the direct replacement German SU style pumps at British Parts
Northwest. I hear they are very reliable..</div>
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<div>On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:53 AM, Bob Spidell</div>
<div><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";><bspidell@comcast.net></a> wrote:</div>
</div>
<div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0;
border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;">
<div dir="ltr">I've been using fuel pumps with Dave DuBois'
opto-electric mods for <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">years. Although Dave's work and response is
impeccable I've not had <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">consistent success with them, though
everything in the design and <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">implementation indicates they should be
infallible. I had 3 'in <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">rotation;' one failed after less than a
thousand miles this summer--I <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">changed it out for another DD conversion on
the side of the road--and <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">that one has now failed. It worked fine
after installation for over <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">5,000 miles but has sat in my shop for about
5 months, and failed to <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">answer the call today. I swapped in my last
'spare' and, so far it's <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">working though I've only put about 10 miles
on it. Others have worked <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">for over 10K miles before expiring.Â
Apparently, Dave has health issues <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">so cannot address the problems with these
pumps.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Although having committed to these solid
state conversions I still have <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">plenty of parts to assemble a couple
points-driven pumps. Problem is, I <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">haven't had good luck with them either and,
last I checked, the <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">aftermarket points are of suspect quality
(Dave concurred with this <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">assessment). I have studied all aspects of
these pumps and done my best <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">to assemble and adjust them, and they aren't
abused in service--though <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">some have suffered from getting, er, 'moist'
in serious rainstorms--and <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">I just don't understand it (I've 'fixed' a
couple in motel rooms). I <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">know Kees and others have gotten years and
thousands of mile off points <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">they don't work reliably for me and, yes,
I've used capacitors, <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">transistors, diodes and TVSes for spark
suppression, all with the same <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">erratic longevity and reliability. I do
think, at over 5K miles/year on <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">my BJ8 I probably work my car harder than
most but still think I should <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">be able to get more from these pumps. I
don't abuse them aside from <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">driving my car fairly frequently and for one
long trip of up to 5K miles <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">every year.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Still, I will stick with SU pumps because,
well, just because. They are <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">the heartbeat of a Healey and the kind that
run continuously are <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">annoying.  But, I don't know where to go
from here. I hate to buy <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">another as I probably have enough parts to
assemble 4 or 5 with points <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">(if I could find good quality points). SC
Parts was advertising an <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">aftermarket substitute--diaphragm type--but
it has weird fittings--I'm <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">not going to cut into my original
banjo-fitted pipes--and is for <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">negative ground only.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Thanks for listening.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Bob<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<br>
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