Latest in my preparations for my first long road trip in four years: Napa received my fuel pump yesterday from their regional depot. It has the Napa part number 610-1051, but is a Facet pump, with th
Well, since you asked for comments ;) Instead of hacking (probably) irreplaceable original fuel lines, why not just carry a spare SU pump? Or, better yet, install a solid state pump from Burlen--I've
FYI.... spare is literally "pointless." After sitting in the boot for anything more than 12 months and I can pretty much guarantee that the thing won't work. If you do this, I suggest you take the p
I went to the local NAPA store in Jackson CA to purchase one of the Facet pumps (610-1051) and was told that he could order it for me but they didn't stock them locally and could not recommend them b
I had a Napa's Facet pump fail after 1,200 miles on my trip to Nelson last year. I thought that was a bit short lived. david c San Diego I went to the local NAPA store in Jackson CA to purchase one
I had one of the metal ones fail after 15 years but the plastic bodied one only lasted 8 years. I am currently running a Carter 4070 w/regulator but it is loud until the engine fires up. I have heard
I have used them for about 5 years. I have had a failure on the old square bodied pump that came with the car. I switched to the plastic bodied pumps which are quieter. I run two in series wired on a
When I bough my facet pump the parts guy at NAPA suggested that they were not the most reliable, and to avoid running them dry, my SU ran for 7 years (maybe more counting previous owner) before quitt
Here is an alternate source for some of the pumps being discussed. Some of them are polarity sensitive, I'm sure, because if I check an earlier car, they aren't listed. Go to http://www.rockauto.com/
Norman / David - I think alot of people hook these things up because they think thier old fuel pumps are broken when in fact they are all crudded up with rust from the tank. Then they go out and put
I (and my old tricarb) must lead a charmed life. My ORIGINAL (it's a one-owner car) 1962 SU pump is still working just fine. The car was garaged (admittedly in a benign climate) for 15 years, during
I had a Facet pump which only lasted three blocks. At least with the SU pump you can restart it by banging on the bulkhead and it will get you home (the first time it fails). Peter Schauss 1963 BJ7 1
...My ORIGINAL (it's a one-owner car) 1962 SU pump is still working just fine. The car was garaged (admittedly in a benign climate) for 15 years, during 10 of which it was not run at all, and NO (I'm
My friend, Cully Anderson, BN4, had one fail in May while on the Golden Gate AHC South Bay Tour that only had 3,000 miles on it. I know because I installed it for him. Vrooom vrooom, John Erika the R
Dick, my original SU pump works just fine. == Alex in Maine 1960 Austin Healey BT7 3000 Mark 1 - "The Blue Mainie" 1946 MG-TC 1321 - "Conkling" Former owner of 1957 AH 100-6, 1967 AH 3000 Mark III BJ