In a message dated 97-10-31 11:28:43 EST, seah@zorba.info.sunyit.edu writes:
> Just a quick question. The fuel pump on my 74 TR6 has what appears to be a
> lever on the bottom. What is the function of this lever?
Ed:
This lever actuates the pumping mechanism in the fuel pump. It is used to
prime the carburetors after they have set for a while, and the fuel has
evaporated from them. It beats spinning the engine till the float bowls are
full.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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