I'm no expert with this, but I'd like to pass on something I read just
yesterday in Classic and Thoroughbred Cars. A guy in England did this
amazing restoration on a TR-5. He put in a Bosch fuel pump and had
problems with it overheating. He (and the shop which did the
restoration) had to resort to a small auxiliary pump to help the Bosch
pump along. Unfortunately, the magazine gave no actual technical
details (like where the Bosch pump and auxiliary were placed or what
kind of auxiliary was used). In any case, it might be worth contacting
the restoration shop in England and getting more info from them. I
could get their name if you don't have access to the December issue of
Classic and Thoroughbred Cars. I only remember that its initials were
TRGB.
Jim Sudduth
jims@autodesk.com
74 TR-6 CF20076U
Berkeley, CA USA
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Subject: Bosch Fuel Pump for TR6 PI
Author: "Guthrie, Don - HO" <DON.GUTHRIE@HO.tradenz.govt.nz> at SMTPCC3
Date: 11/11/96 4:27 PM
I'm about to replace the original (clapped-out) Lucas fuel pump on my TR6
PI with a Bosch pump. I understand this is not an uncommon conversion -
if there's anyone on the list who's done this I'd like to hear from them,
particularly on these questions:
1. Where is the optimal place to mount it?
2. Which one is the fuel inlet, which the fuel outlet?
3. How should the pump be oriented, ie which way is up? It's a cylinder
which in profile looks something like this:
|| Fuel in (out?)
||
_ /__\
Wiring Connector _] |
| |
| |
__| |
Fuel out (in?) -- |
\____/
""
Don Guthrie
don.guthrie@xtra.co.nz
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