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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tapitty tapping of Fuel Pump
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I just finished a 10 minute dash to the past on the internet looking at the=
 clothes pin remedy.  We might as well start talking about motor oil again.=
 Hope not!!!!
All kinds of claims and reasons why clothespins works or not.=20
Lets run this bit past the mechanics/engineers/experienced AH owners (that=
=E2=80=99s all of you) out there. How much fuel pump pressure does it take =
to overcome the bubble caused by the vapor lock? It was suggested it only t=
akes 5 PSI.
P

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From: warthodson--- via Healeys
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 1:21 PM
To: eyera3000@gmail.com; healey.nut@gmail.com
Cc: Editorgary@aol.com; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tapitty tapping of Fuel Pump

Explain how they work, please.=C2=A0=20
Gary Hodson

-----Original Message-----
From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
To: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Cc: Editorgary@aol.com; Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Jun 22, 2020 10:46 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tapitty tapping of Fuel Pump
wooden clothes pins worked great when I lived in Los Angeles.=C2=A0

On Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 7:09 PM Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Gary -=20

If you start hearing the pump run really quickly, it can be indicative of v=
apor lock getting back into the fuel line... can happen at the end of long =
trips.=C2=A0 It's because the fuel starts vaporizing around where the line =
goes into the floats, and the float jet then is no longer cutting off fuel =
flow because it is pushing vapor into the float bowls, which leaks out the =
overflow tube.=C2=A0 As long as your car is running it should be okay, you =
might use more fuel than normal.=C2=A0 Try wiring a piece of wood to the in=
coming fuel line - this is an old trick with Atlantics to act as a heat sin=
k on hot days and stop vapor lock on the Atlantics which use mechanical fue=
l pumps.

Best,

Alan

On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 9:12 AM editorgary--- via Healeys <healeys@autox.te=
am.net> wrote:
Yesterday I took my Healey BN& out for its first good run of the season -- =
75 miles of southern Oregon backroads -- with our local Rogue Euro Car Grou=
p. Everything was terrific from start to finish. Car started on the first p=
ush of the button after sitting for six weeks, ran smoothly from start to f=
inish, never faltered in restarts, everything nominal.

Except that, towards the end of the run on a pretty hot day (in mid 90s tho=
ugh the car never ran warm all day) as I was cruising along about 40 mph, t=
he fuel pump started tapping at a high rate of speed and pretty continuousl=
y -- certain enough so I could hear it behind me. I have a standard origina=
l-spec points-style fuel pump, purchased new from Moss about 10 years ago a=
nd running without any issues every since.=20

Any thoughts from anyone -- could it just have been the heat? As noted, the=
 car never missed a beat, so fuel was getting through the carbs smoothly at=
 all times.=20

Anyone?

Gary Anderson

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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>I just finished a 10 minute dash to =
the past on the internet looking at the clothes pin remedy.=C2=A0 We might =
as well start talking about motor oil again. Hope not!!!!</p><p class=3DMso=
Normal>All kinds of claims and reasons why clothespins works or not. </p><p=
 class=3DMsoNormal>Lets run this bit past the mechanics/engineers/experienc=
ed AH owners (that=E2=80=99s all of you) out there. How much fuel pump pres=
sure does it take to overcome the bubble caused by the vapor lock? It was s=
uggested it only takes 5 PSI.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>P</p><p class=3DMsoNo=
rmal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Sent from <a href=3D"https:/=
/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-=
div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><=
p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href=
=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>warthodson--- via Healeys</a><br><b>Sent=
: </b>Monday, June 22, 2020 1:21 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:eyera30=
00@gmail.com">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:healey.nut@gmail.c=
om">healey.nut@gmail.com</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href=3D"mailto:Editorgary@aol=
.com">Editorgary@aol.com</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>hea=
leys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Tapitty tapping of=
 Fuel Pump</p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";co=
lor:black'>Explain how they work, please.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><div>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style=3D'font-siz=
e:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Gary Hodson<br><br><o:p><=
/o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><s=
pan style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>-=
----Original Message-----<br>From: i erbs &lt;eyera3000@gmail.com&gt;<br>To=
: Alan Seigrist &lt;healey.nut@gmail.com&gt;<br>Cc: Editorgary@aol.com; Ahe=
aley help &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br>Sent: Mon, Jun 22, 2020 10:46 a=
m<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tapitty tapping of Fuel Pump<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p><div id=3Dyiv5807702342><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'fo=
nt-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>wooden clothes p=
ins worked great when I lived in Los Angeles.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></=
div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial=
",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div id=3Dyiv580=
7702342yqtfd50363><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt=
;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 7:09 PM =
Alan Seigrist &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank"=
>healey.nut@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><bloc=
kquote style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in=
 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div id=3Dyiv5807702342yqtfd=
81016><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family=
:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi Gary - <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-se=
rif;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNorma=
l><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blac=
k'>If you start hearing the pump run really quickly, it can be indicative o=
f vapor lock getting back into the fuel line... can happen at the end of lo=
ng trips.&nbsp; It's because the fuel starts vaporizing around where the li=
ne goes into the floats, and the float jet then is no longer cutting off fu=
el flow because it is pushing vapor into the float bowls, which leaks out t=
he overflow tube.&nbsp; As long as your car is running it should be okay, y=
ou might use more fuel than normal.&nbsp; Try wiring a piece of wood to the=
 incoming fuel line - this is an old trick with Atlantics to act as a heat =
sink on hot days and stop vapor lock on the Atlantics which use mechanical =
fuel pumps.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span styl=
e=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span>=
</p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa=
mily:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div=
><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",s=
ans-serif;color:black'>Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMso=
Normal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color=
:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span st=
yle=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Mon,=
 Jun 22, 2020 at 9:12 AM editorgary--- via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:he=
aleys@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style=3D'border:none;border-left:=
solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-righ=
t:0in'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-=
family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Yesterday I took my Healey BN&amp; o=
ut for its first good run of the season -- 75 miles of southern Oregon back=
roads -- with our local Rogue Euro Car Group. Everything was terrific from =
start to finish. Car started on the first push of the button after sitting =
for six weeks, ran smoothly from start to finish, never faltered in restart=
s, everything nominal.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal=
><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black=
'><br>Except that, towards the end of the run on a pretty hot day (in mid 9=
0s though the car never ran warm all day) as I was cruising along about 40 =
mph, the fuel pump started tapping at a high rate of speed and pretty conti=
nuously -- certain enough so I could hear it behind me. I have a standard o=
riginal-spec points-style fuel pump, purchased new from Moss about 10 years=
 ago and running without any issues every since. <o:p></o:p></span></p></di=
v><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ar=
ial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p clas=
s=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-seri=
f;color:black'>Any thoughts from anyone -- could it just have been the heat=
? As noted, the car never missed a beat, so fuel was getting through the ca=
rbs smoothly at all times. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoN=
ormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:=
black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span st=
yle=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Anyone?=
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-s=
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