Well, I tore into my fuel pump today, and it didn't seem anything was
drastically amiss. Both points showed some signs of burning, but it cleaned
up in a jiffy. Pursuant to Barney's suggestion, I examined the geometry of
the components carefully, and I have to say that the brass parts almost look
like they were bent to shape by hand without benefit of a jig or template --
nothing was precisely orthogonal. I compared it to my old pump, and decided
to use my needlenose pliers to square up the points a bit. I don't know if
that had any effect, but when I jumped it to a battery, it ran strong and
continuously. So I reinstalled the pump and went on a test drive, about 12
or 14 miles including city and freeway. So far so good.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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