Thanks for the pics.
Nice to see these good old components brought back into service.
The starter switch even has its build date showing.
What are you using for finish on the switch metal?
Bob
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net, mg-t@autox.team.net, Rui Gigante
<rui.gigante@gmail.com>, Neil Shannon <neiltshannon@gmail.com>
Subject: [Mg-t] More TD work, a.k.a. First day of retirement
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:29:38 -0500
Its the first day of my retirement and...wait for it...YES! I got a
call this afternoon from the company asking about some data I
processed! No escape! However, I have had a good day in the garage.
Story follows;
A couple of days ago I wrote to you stating that I would probably
rebuild the '53 TD's fuel pump rather than replacing it - and that is
what I have done. Here's how the pump looked on the car.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1030.JPG
Here's how it looked on the bench with the filter and the fuel chamber
removed.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1041.JPG
Here's a look at the non-return valve before any cleanup.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1042.JPG
Here are the valve parts (almost) ready for reassembly. I say almost
because the valve disks still need to be cleaned.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1043.JPG
And here's the pump reassembled with new gaskets, the contacts
burnished, and tested.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1044.JPG
It runs great and looks nice.
>From there I moved on to the next component to rebuild; the starter
switch. Here's how it looked while still on the car.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1050.JPG
Same switch on the bench, awaiting cleanup.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1051.JPG
Some fuel pump debris is still on the bench. All has since been
cleaned up. Here's a look at the switch, now cleaned up, refinished
and tested.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1054.JPG
And finally, a look back at the car with the parts removed. This
picture is my guide as to the correct placement / orientation of the
various mounting brackets.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1053.JPG
And that's it for now. I like sharing the work and I know some of you
probably enjoy seeing the progress. Please feel free to just hit
'delete' is uninterested.
With kind regards,
-rick
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