>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Fain <KC3565L@sprintmail.com> writes:
Dave> Also, two members of my club had fuel pump failures
Dave> on their TR6's at different times. The rod that the
Dave> pump lever pivots on worked its way out, allowing
Dave> the lever to drop out of position. If you have your
Dave> pump out for any reason, take a look to see if the
Dave> rod is secure. It might save you a breakdown later.
This is a common failure on the repro TR4 pumps, but
the OEM ones had circlips to prevent this. One of the
reasons I snapped up an OEM pump when I found one (that
and the priming lever, and the re-buildability). The
accepted "fix" for the repro is to peen the pin.
-MM
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