For what it's worth, when my 'B still had the 4 cylinder engine, I used one
of the "little square pumps" that I bought at Pep Boys. It was Purolator
brand name - the low pressure type for the carbureted engine. Went 10 years
and 70K+ miles without any problems. It was mounted near the original
location on the panel just in front of the gas tank. No filter between it
and the tank, but a Purolator glass filter just before the carb. Never any
problems pulling gas from the tank. I wouldn't think that where you have
yours mounted would be a big issue pulling gas either, that short distance
from the tank.
Now, I have a high pressure EFI style pump, but that's a whole different
subject.
Wayne Kube
Plano, TX
'79 MGB V8 3.9L EFI "Hobbes"
Logan Lathe Model 1925
n5wmk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Huber" <hubrick@gmail.com>
To: <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:37 PM
Subject: [Mgb-v8] Fuel Pump Woes
> Hi V8ers,
> I have a 75 MGB Rover 3.5 V8. I've been running the Borg Warner EP-10
> fuel
> pump for 9 years, mounted on the underside of the panel just in front of
> the
> gas tank, just above the rear axle, so fuel pump above the tank. In July,
> the fuel pump quit. I called several parts stores looking for the BW
> EP-10,
> which is not made anymore, but Napa cross referenced it to something they
> carried. I don't have the box anymore, but the label on the pump is
> Carter
> with two numbers, P61296S, and 08C04A. Swapped pumps and the new one
> lasted
> about 50 miles. Checked everything in the system before determining that
> indeed the brand new fuel pump was bad, wouldn't even pump gas out of a
> jar
> on the floor of the garage after removing it. Took it back to Napa and
> got
> another new one, assuming the pump was bad. Changed inlet hose,
> connections, blew back into the tank, put on another upstream filter.
> Second Napa pump lasted about 300 miles, one drive past a weekend trip
> with
> the club from Baton Rouge to Natchez for the Natchez/Vidalia car show.
> Talked to a few people, and someone suggested a different brand, different
> store, so I went to Auto Zone and got the Airtex E8016S. Got home and
> took
> it out of the box, and it looks identical to the Carter.
>
> I've put it on the car, but I have a feeling it's only going to last a
> very
> short time, so I'm ready to try something different. Is the problem that
> these new pumps won't suck gas out of the tank when mounted above the
> tank?
> Can I get a different pump that I can mount in the same location that will
> suck gas out of the tank? I can change the mounting location of the
> Airtex
> pump, but that sounds like a pain if I could just swap the pump again in
> the
> same location. I've heard of the little square pumps - someone said to get
> the low pressure version for a carburetted car. Anybody with a similar
> experience? Any solutions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick Huber
> Safety Faster with a V8
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