Ha! My fist MG used to stop once every week or so, out with hammer , tap,
away again for another week, after a year of this a I bought a new pump !
The pump was fitted under the bonnet - which helped as I commuted over
10,000 miles in this car that year
Derek
V8
Scotland
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
To: Jeff Fayne <fayne@attglobal.net>; mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: Scary incident with aftermarket fuel pump & Solid State SU Pump
question
> My V8 came with one five years ago and has given me some problems -
> intermittent weak pumping. I wouln't choose to fit one and I now carry a
> pointy spare as I don't trust this one. IMHO if the points fail on a
> standard pump you have a chance of getting yourself home with a couple of
> taps on the pump body, or at worst giving the points a clean at the
> roadside. If the Hall-effect packs up you are stuffed - unless you
> installed the conversion, carry the points with you and re-install them.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Fayne <fayne@attglobal.net>
> To: mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 4:35 AM
> Subject: Scary incident with aftermarket fuel pump & Solid State SU Pump
> question
>
>
> > Has anybody tried the Solid State version of the SU fuel pumps?
> > Opinions?
>
>
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