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The fuel pump is screwed to the floor just above the rear axle on the side =
opposite the exhaust pipe.=C2=A0 The only part of the fuel feed system near=
any heat is where the steel line enters the engine bay.=C2=A0 The fuel pum=
p itself is a square facet type.=C2=A0 It is larger physically than the Fac=
et in my Bugeye and appears to have been installed quite a while ago by the=
looks of it.=C2=A0 After my inspection yesterday just to see what kind of =
pump I had i started the car up for the first time since going to In n Out =
a few days ago.=C2=A0 Immediately after startup it idled a little over 500 =
rpm.=C2=A0 Since I bought the car 7 months ago startup has always been foll=
owed by an idle of 1000 rpm+. I attribute this high idle to the Weber carb =
and the difficulty tweaking it with the correct jets and adjustments.=C2=A0=
I have put together a set of HS6 SU carbs to replace the Weber.=C2=A0 I'm =
leaning toward a fuel pump failure so far.Mike MacLean
Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android=20
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On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 6:21 AM, john harper<ah100tech@gmail.com> wrote: =
Chris
I agree but there is still the problem with the pump and petrol feed being =
close=C2=A0to the hot exhaust silencer and pipe.
I assume that this why the pipe was routed to the right-hand side of the ch=
assis=C2=A0on later 3000
Keep well
On Tue, 12 Jan 2021 at 12:41, Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com> wrote=
:
Is your fuel pump in the engine bay, or at the back, under the guard, near =
the tank?
Pressurized fuel (where the pump is back near the tank) can tolerate engine=
bay heat far better than non pressurized fuel.=20
As long as the pump isn=E2=80=99t heated, (next to e.g. the exhaust) it=E2=
=80=99s good.=20
And as long as the fuel is pressurized in the fuel line, it=E2=80=99s fine =
as well.=20
The problem is when you put the fuel pump in the engine bay, and that means=
the fuel in the line before the pump isn=E2=80=99t pressurized, and the pu=
mp is trying to cope with engine bay temps..=20
and guess what!!!!
Bazinga!!
=F0=9F=98=80
> On 12 Jan 2021, at 11:46 am, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net> wr=
ote:
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The fuel pump is screwed to the floor just above the rear axle on the side =
opposite the exhaust pipe. The only part of the fuel feed system near=
any heat is where the steel line enters the engine bay. The fuel pum=
p itself is a square facet type. It is larger physically than the Fac=
et in my Bugeye and appears to have been installed quite a while ago by the=
looks of it. After my inspection yesterday just to see what kind of =
pump I had i started the car up for the first time since going to In n Out =
a few days ago. Immediately after startup it idled a little over 500 =
rpm. Since I bought the car 7 months ago startup has always been foll=
owed by an idle of 1000 rpm+. I attribute this high idle to the Weber carb =
and the difficulty tweaking it with the correct jets and adjustments. =
I have put together a set of HS6 SU carbs to replace the Weber. I'm =
leaning toward a fuel pump failure so far.<div id=3D"yMail_cursorElementTra=
cker_1610469961808">Mike MacLean<br><br><div id=3D"ymail_android_signature"=
><a id=3D"ymail_android_signature_link" href=3D"https://go.onelink.me/10787=
2968?pid=3DInProduct&c=3DGlobal_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__Andro=
idUsers&af_wl=3Dym&af_sub1=3DInternal&af_sub2=3DGlobal_YGrowth&=
amp;af_sub3=3DEmailSignature">Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android</a><=
/div> <br> <blockquote style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;"> <div style=3D"font-fa=
mily:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;"> <div>On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 6:21=
AM, john harper</div><div><ah100tech@gmail.com> wrote:</div> </div> =
<div style=3D"padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px =
solid #6D00F6;"> <div id=3D"yiv6679904819"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Chris<div>=
<br clear=3D"none"></div><div>I agree but there is still the problem with t=
he pump and petrol feed being close to the hot exhaust silencer and pi=
pe.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>I assume that this why the pipe=
was routed to the right-hand side of the chassis on later 3000</div><=
div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Keep well</div></div><br clear=3D"none"><=
div class=3D"yiv6679904819gmail_quote"><div class=3D"yiv6679904819yqt477171=
5286" id=3D"yiv6679904819yqtfd78043"><div class=3D"yiv6679904819gmail_attr"=
dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, 12 Jan 2021 at 12:41, Chris Dimmock <<a rel=3D"nofo=
llow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:austin.healey@gm=
ail.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:austin.healey@gmail.com";>austin.h=
ealey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"yiv6679904819gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-l=
eft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div class=3D"yiv66799048=
19yqt4771715286" id=3D"yiv6679904819yqtfd08912">Is your fuel pump in the en=
gine bay, or at the back, under the guard, near the tank?<br clear=3D"none"=
>
Pressurized fuel (where the pump is back near the tank) can tolerate engine=
bay heat far better than non pressurized fuel. <br clear=3D"none">
As long as the pump isn=E2=80=99t heated, (next to e.g. the exhaust) it=E2=
=80=99s good. <br clear=3D"none">
And as long as the fuel is pressurized in the fuel line, it=E2=80=99s fine =
as well. <br clear=3D"none">
The problem is when you put the fuel pump in the engine bay, and that means=
the fuel in the line before the pump isn=E2=80=99t pressurized, and the pu=
mp is trying to cope with engine bay temps.. <br clear=3D"none">
and guess what!!!!<br clear=3D"none">
Bazinga!!<br clear=3D"none">
=F0=9F=98=80<br clear=3D"none">
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> On 12 Jan 2021, at 11:46 am, Michael MacLean <<a rel=3D"nofollow no=
opener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net=
" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net";>rrengineer.mike=
@att.net</a>> wrote:</div><br clear=3D"none">
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