> On Sep 28, 11:11am, Philip J Ethier wrote:
> > Subject: Re: project green & Facet bodge?
> > total of more than a dozen years. You do have to get used to the fact
> > that, unlike an SU pump, they never stop ticking when the float valve
> > shuts the flow off.
>
> Could you elaborate on this statement?
> Robb
Sure. When you climb into your original Spridget in the AM, the float
chambers in the carbs are not full. Turn on the ignition. The SU pump goes:
tickticktickticktickticktick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
and stops when the chambers are full. The Facet, on the other hand, goes
tickticktickticktickticktickticktickticktickticktickticktickticktickticktick
all the time the ignition is turned on. There must be some sort of bypass
built into it. Experienced SU folks often think something is wrong the
first time they turn on the ignition on a Facet-equipped car. They might
think the car is out of fuel!
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