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FW: Fuel pump Update

To: "'Neil Cotty'" <neilc@apphosting.com>, "'mgb-v8@autox.team.net'" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Subject: FW: Fuel pump Update
From: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 16:33:03 -0700
Reply-to: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Sender: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
Neil:

        Get the fittings off a scrap late model MGB.  The one with the pump
mounted in the trunk.  It uses regular rubber lines pushed onto banjos,
rather than the threaded connectors to banjo used on the early cars.


Kelvin.

>
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Guess what? See below.. bit of an omission I thought (!). 
> Anyway I thought I
> would alert the rest of the list to this. In fact, I haven't 
> bought another
> Facet. I was going to but at the last minute changed my mind. 
> I now have an
> original SU type from Burlen - stuff the WOT @ 80mph (for now 
> eh). Couple of
> questions.
> 
> I, yes I admit it - I butchered my fuel line fitting to use 
> this @!$%$#@
> pump. I cut off the std SU fittings and used flexible line to 
> the Facet -
> the only way to do it. Now I have to go back of course. ;) MG 
> gods slapped
> me for my ireverance eh!! ;)  I hear that the later cars used 
> flexible lines
> to the pump - is that correct? If so, is there some such 
> fitting for the
> pump that allows me to use flexible lines? Anyone know if the 
> pumps are the
> same, just the fitting is different?
> 
> Cheers,
> Neil

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