Guy,
I just looked at the new pump I ordered from Victoria British, and probably
because it's an aftermarket product, there are no holes as you describe. My
guess would be that your internal diaphragm is shot, with a pin hole in it
that shouldn't be there, and so gas is leaking past the internal diaphragm
and out of a casting hole that probably was always there. This is how most
fuel pumps die.
Victoria British was running a sale on fuel pumps this winter for about
$27.00 so I bought one because I believe mine is going (takes a lot of
cranking to put gas into the system.) I think internal components are also
available for a rebuild it yourself project.
Dick, 1977 midget.
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy <Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999 9:44 AM
Subject: Fuel pump leak
>Does anyone know about the mechanical fuel pump fitted to a 1977 1500cc
>Midget ?
>Mine is marked "AC" and it is leaking from a 1/8 inch diameter hole in the
>cast lower casing.
>The hole is clearly supposed to be there, but is it supposed to have some
>sort of stopper in it?
>Apart from the top cap containing the filter the unit is sealed.
>
>Guy
>
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