Running two pumps in series will double the fuel pressure. Just like two
batteries in series will double the voltage. Be careful you don't have too
much pressure. I believe the TD Mark II had two fuel pumps, but they were in
parallel.
Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
Cars: 52 MGTD - #17639
71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361
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Olde Octagons of Indiana
----- Original Message -----
From: <PopeyMike@aol.com>
To: <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>; <ddubois@sinclair.net>
Cc: <rddell@mindspring.com>; <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Ethanol gas
> To avoid this problem, I installed a modern electric fuel pump cost
> $20.00
> very close to the tank. This supplier fuel to the original pump and it
> does
> not have to work as hard - saving its life. Also with that modern filter
> it
> keeps all dirt out.
>
> Runs great for 20 years now.
>
> Michael Balahutrak
> 53 TD
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/8/2007 6:17:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com writes:
>
> Remember the symptoms - incessant ticking. This indicates an inability to
> gain suction. If a pump STOPS ticking, then there is a blockage or an
> inability to deliver fuel, but incessant ticking indicates (most likely)
> an
> air leak.
>
> Cheers,
> Lew Palmer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mg-t@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-mg-t@Autox.Team.Net] On
> Behalf
> Of Dave and Liz DuBois
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:29 PM
> To: PopeyMike@aol.com
> Cc: rddell@mindspring.com; mg-t@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Ethanol gas
>
>>"...with a good modern day screen filter installed in line downstream of
> the
> filter in the
>>tank..."
>>
> Off the subject of the sloshing compound, one needs to keep a very close
> eye
> on a filter placed between the tank and the fuel pump. The filter in the
> tank
> is quite course in comparison to modern day, high efficiency fuel filters
> and
> do not clog often with the relative clean fuel available today. The in
> line
> filter is a different story, it filter down to almost the submicron level
> and
> can become clogged very easily. When they become clogged, they will cut
> off
> flow to the fuel pump and cause it to stall in a current on condition.
> If
> the
> power is left on to the pump while troubleshooting the problem it can
> easily
> burn out th internal swampping resistor, removing what little arc
> suppression
> is available on the early low pressure or high pressure (in the case of
> TFs).
> The final result is points that burn prematurely with replacement points
> alos
> burning much quicker than they should. If this should happen to one of
> today's all electronic fuel pump that Burlen Fuel Systems has made
> available,
> a burned out swamping resistor will stop the pump altogether.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
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