Chris.S.Mottram(at)ecc.com wrote:
> . . . They sold me the one for a 1098 and 1275 Austin Healey.
>1) I assume that this will work OK for the Alpine. No fuel throughput
>capacity problems. Am I right here?
Chris,
I had a 1098 Sprite for 16 years having sold it in '94 with its'
original SU pump and 75,000 miles on the clock. I can vouch for their
reliability. Only once did it quit working, and a little cleaning of
the points was all it needed. It uses 1/4 inch fuel line and easily
pumps more fuel than a SV could need.
>2) The old pump was in the cavity under that car above the rear
>differential. Is this spot immune from rear end travel. (CRUNCH) Also
how
>well do the pumps hold up under the car like that. I would imagine
that
>road grime would limit their lives. Where have others put the pump. I
>still have time to move it before I install.
Sprites (and Midgets) had the pump mounted in the right rear cavity
bolted outside the trunk bulkhead just behind the axle and seemed to
survive perfectly well. Located in that spot, there was no chance of
the up & down motion of the axle coming in contact. You do want to keep
it as near the fuel tank as possible. Sprites ran their exhaust along
the left side - well away from the pump, so that's something to keep in
mind.
Hope this helps,
Don
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