Paul Hunt wrote:
> There was a thread on fuel pumps a while back that included the
> opinion
> that you shouldn't buy and store an SU pump 'cos the contacts would
> foul up. I didn't comment but did wonder what happened after purchase
>
> by the end user that was so different to what happened between
> manufacture and said purchase.
>
> I bought a new SU pump last week as a spare for a forthcoming trip to
> France, and there in the manufacturers blurb it says "check the pump
> before fitting and if it fails to operate clean the contacts, this
> will
> not invalidate the warranty. Pumps should not be returned as faulty
> until this has been done" or words to that effect.
>
> You live and learn.
>
> PaulH.
Paul,
I think that you'll find that to be normal, to be expected,
oxidation. About the only way to avoid it would be to use gold or
platinum.
Bud Krueger
52 TD (with an SU spare)
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