But I've always heard that you can burn out your ignition coil, if it's
energized with the engine not running. (Maybe an old wive's tale?) And, is
it really a good idea to have fuel pressure without the engine running?
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Councill" <dcouncil@imt.net>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Ignition circuit of '66 B
> It could be one of those cheap aftermarket fuel pumps like a Purolator.
> They click all the time. But a good SU fuel pump should stop after a few
> seconds unless the fuel is leaking somewhere or the float is overflowing.
>
> David Councill
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
>
> At 12:15 PM 6/17/2003 -0700, Max Heim wrote:
> >You would just need to run it off an "always hot" power source, rather
than
> >a switched one. This might be as simple as switching a wire at the fuse
box.
> >
> >However, your fuel pump shouldn't run more than a few seconds with the
key
> >on, unless you have a leak, or one of the needle valves is stuck open. It
> >should stop as soon as it pressurizes the system.
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