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RE: Fuel pump

To: <MGs@autox.team.net>, <jason@markerman.com>
Subject: RE: Fuel pump
From: "Kenneth Scott" <KSCOTT@holycross.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:45:56 -0400
Jason,
The pump is sold under many names (of course being feeble-minded I can't think 
of any).  It is a small cube about 2" by 1.5" by 1.5".  There are generally two 
types.  One is for low pressure applications like ours, less than 5 PSI.  The 
other is for higher pressure applications, avoid it.  The main reason I went 
this way is that since the one is in there now a replacement is only a few 
minutes.  The clicking of which I and others spoke would be objectionable if 
the pump were mounted directly to a resonating piece of metal but I mounted 
mine on a rubber strip like those which support exhausts and the only time I 
can really hear it is at a dead stop.

>>> "Jason Dutt" <jason@markerman.com> 06/14/99 03:39PM >>>
What type of pump is this?  In the unlikely event that my pump goes bad on
the road, a smaller version would be nice to have in the trunk along with my
other "in case of emergency" parts.

=J=

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On 
> Behalf Of Kenneth Scott
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 12:23 PM
> To: JRLNJ@aol.com; MGs@autox.team.net 
> Subject: Re: Fuel pump
>
>
> Jason,
>       For what it is worth, I put in an inexpensive solid state
> pump from a chain ($24) and have had no problems.  It does click
> constantly but generally other noise drowns this out.  You MUST
> get one of the lower pressure ( < 4 PSI) for this to work.  When
> U bought them they were on sale for $12 and I bought two.  They
> are so small that the extra is in my boot and takes up no room at
> all.  Just my $0.02
> Ken Scott
> 77 MGB
>
> >>> <JRLNJ@aol.com> 06/14/99 11:48AM >>>
> I think I need to replace or rebuild the SU fuel pump in a 76 B I just
> bought.  It will start, and idle for a few minutes, then die.
> How successful is rebuilding the pump?
> Is it better to just buy a new one?
> Does anyone have good experience with a substitute pump, like a NAPA?
> Thanks,
> Ray Lynch
> 76 MGB
> 66 AH 3000
>
>



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