Blake:
Buying a "good used fuel pump" is like buying a used heart. It may or may
not keep you going. The end result is that your over at the side of the
road again.
When I first got my GT many years ago, It had an aftermarket Bendix pump on
it. It chose to expire on a trip to Oregon. I found another Bendix at a
local parts store. It worked for about six months before it died. I then
lost total control, and installed an original SU fuel pump. I also had to
replace the fuel lines, as they had been cut and modified by the DPO.
That was in 1983. THe pump has never given me a bit of trouble since. The
car has covered about 50,000 miles since. So my unwanted advice is to stick
to the OEM pump,(new), and avoid unwanted break downs. They always seem to
happen out of state, and at 3 AM.
Cheers:
SKip..............At 11:07 AM 2/18/98 -0600, Blake Wylie wrote:
>How many times have we been over this on the list? Well, here it goes again.
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>My fuel pump is stopping every now and then, and it's really no major
>problem, it's just annonying to have to keep the car rolling and shut it off
>and re-crank it so it will start back up (depends on what you think a major
>problem is I guess). :) Anyway, the fuel pump I have on there now is
>original, so it may be coming to the end of its life. I bought a $30 deal
>at AutoZone, but the only problem I have is to figure out how to fit the
>thing on there. It's basically a can shaped looking thing (fuel pump in a
>can?). I would have to bolt is somewhere else or figure out how to get
>those fuel lines to fit around there. Anybody had any experience with
>fitting one of these on there? Anybody got any suggestions on another good
>cost saving fuel pump? Anyone have a good used SU fuel pump for a good
>price (that would be nice)?
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>Well...thanks in advance. :)
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>Blake Wylie
>1970 MGB
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