On the topic of fuel pumps I have been wondering why MG used electrical
pumps on their cars. My fathers 70 Land Rover 88 has a mechanical pump
which seems to work flawlessly. Is this a cost issue or just a unique
"feature" of MG's?
Geoff
This one time, at band camp, Charles D. Sorkin wrote:
> Jim said:
>
> >First a word about the solid state SU pump from BV- my first one has
> >over 80,000 miles on it & is still going strong. The one I bought a year
> >ago for my other MG lasted only about 6 months, so quality control of
> >components in recent times seems to be a problem.
> >
> >Ultimate solution is to add a second fuel pump in line, such as the
> >noisy square lump (Fascut, Purolator, etc). This bolts easily to the
> >battery cage, more or less in line with the fuel pipe routing. I added a
> >on/off/on switch out of sight under the dash & ran a second wire to the
> >new pump. When my new solid state pump started to crapp out on me,
> >throwing the switch was a lifesaver (literally @ 70 mph in heavy
> >traffic). Now that the solid state has been replaced with a stock points
> >unit, I still feel more comfortable knowing I have a back up.
> >
> >In the center position, the on/off/on switch is also a theft deterrent,
> >as a joy rider would only get about 1/4 mile before running out of gas.
>
> How would this work on a spridget? Meaning, where would you put the pump?)
> If the points fail, how easy is it for the auxiliary pump to suck fuel
> through the SU pump? (I don't think it would work all that well, since
> there is nothing to keep the pump diaphragm open.) Seems to me that such a
> setup might work better in parallel, instead of in series.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles
> '74 Midget
> '68 Sprite
> cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> Bloomfield, NJ
> "How about we duck inside for a Hen?"
>
>
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