[Nobbc] Lucas pump points

[Norman S. Weinfeld]

If you never heard it click, I'm guessing it wasn't working. It's not
subtle. At least not in my 140 drop-head, nor was it in my 3.8 Mark II from
Ancient Times...

Norm Weinfeld
San Francisco
'55 XK140 DHC
'56 Imperial Southampton coupe
'94 Camaro Z-28

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Mike Gianandrea <mvg1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Oh boy, this is good stuff. I never had a fuel pump problem in my XK140
> drop head, but I seem to recall having to pull over every few minutes to tap
> on the pump in my 140 fixed head coupe, that was fun. Also, I have never had
> a problem with the pump in my TR, only a clogged fuel filter bowl once or
> twice. I have NEVER heard my pump click, hard to start and runs a little
> rough until she warms up, but she still runs.
>
> Michael
> 64 TR4
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Tatarian" <gtwincams at gmail.com>
> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 8:04 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Lucas pump points
>
>
>  You mean a Facet, John? Facel was a car, as in Facel-Vega...
>>
>> Of course, if you can't hear it when you're driving you won't know when it
>> stops working until your motor stops. ;-)  Likewise, you'll know it's
>> working if you can run the motor more than a minute. ;-) ;-)
>> On the plus side, your Facet weighs less than the original mechanical fuel
>> pump, so if you've removed that, the Elan is now lighter!
>>
>> All joking aside, for those members interested in converting to electric
>> fuel pumps, Pierce Manifolds sells both the Facet-type (there are many
>> brands selling this design), as well as a small, low-pressure cylindrical
>> pump that is perfect for Webers, Del'Lortos, etc., and very quiet. The stock
>> number is:
>> *99009.131.
>> **
>> *
>> Cheers
>> Greg Tatarian
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