Alex:
That pump looks identical to the 'Moprod' branded pump that I have been
using successfully in both the BT7 and the BJ8 for many years. There might
be a very slight bit of tweaking to get the fuel line banjo fittings lined
up to the sockets on the pump, but it's pretty well a replacement fit. The
pump can be hooked up either POS or NEG ground. The white flat ring seals
supplied with the pump are far better than the original fibre washers - I
think that they are a relatively soft neoprene.
If you do it, just slightly past hand tight is the way to go - you're
threading the banjo bolts into plastic! They don't seem to leak at all, in
my experience.
Definitely worth a try.
Where in Maine are you?
Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BJ8, BT7 tri-carb
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:20 AM
To: Healeys at Autox.Team.Net
Subject: [Healeys] Victoria British fuel pump query
Does anyone know if the 3-084 fuel pump Victoria British sells
(described and shown here)
http://www.victoriabritish.com/features/ah/AHFP2.htm
is a direct bolt-in replacement for the original SU on a BT7? Has anyone
tried one of these low cost plastic-housed pumps?
== Alex in Maine
"The Blue Mainie," 1960 Austin Healey 3000 BT7
"Conkling," 1946 M.G. TC #1321
Former owner 1957 A-H 100-6, 1967 A-H BJ8,
1965 MG Midget
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