But Peter, the burning question on our minds is this, can you really hear
the comforting tick of the SU when you are driving the car?
Greg Lemon
54 BN1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Svilans" <peter.svilans@rogers.com>
To: <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:48 AM
Subject: Fuel pump
> From the sound of the postings, it seems the best way to deal with SU
pumps is
> to remount them inside the car so you can constantly whack them with a
hammer
> as you drive.
>
> Pumps were first bolted to the heelboard directly above the exhaust pipes,
> then on a bracket to slightly tilt them out of the way of the shimmering
heat
> waves, and finally at BT 7 no.17352 the light bulb came on and the pump
was
> moved to the other side of the car. So your (hi Bill) Phase One shouldn't
> have heat problems. There was, however, a clip-on metal heat shield
> available for the SU that essentially put an insulating layer of air
between
> the heat source and the pump body.
>
> Installing a heat shield on a pump that needs whacking to make it work
won't
> fix anything. Only a proper rebuild by a knowlegeable mechanic will do
the
> trick. The setup of the diaphragm (which can get torn, by the way) to
make
> the over-center mechanism do that delicate click-over just right, requires
> some sensitivity. Not all rebuilders have this, and a great many
rebuilds
> don't work properly. So given the choice of a rebuild by a "sure I'll take
> your money" mechanic, and a new pump (Facet or otherwise), I'd go for the
new
> pump.
>
> My previous posting on the SU Pump was slightly tongue-in-cheek (my spare
> pump has always been a German Harting). Of course I'm aware that many
will
> sensibly opt for a modern component that bears directly on the reliability
and
> driveability of the car. I have no desire to be the Concours Police and
tell
> people what to do with their cars ( as a judge at a Conclave a number of
> years ago, a wealthy disgruntled concours entrant once cornered me in the
> elevator afterwards and really let me have it- that put an end to that )
.
> Its just that I have my feet too firmly planted in the past, surrounded by
> nostalgia- old vehicles, books about old stuff, and can't seem to yet
manage
> that transition to the present.
>
> Best regards
> Peter
>
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