[6pack] An update

[Richard Lindsay]

Hello Friends,
   Today I completed a job on my '75 TR6 project. The new mechanical fuel
pump supplied by that company that 'doesn't grow on a rolling stone',
failed. Of course, that was no fault of theirs. I just decided to convert
the fuel supply to electric, just as I did on my TR3b.
   As I began that last parahraph, I replaced the OEM pump with a Facet
476087E solid state pump. That unit makes 4-5.5psi. Just right for a pair
of Z-S carbs.
   I fashioned an adapter plate from sheet aluminum that covers the port on
the engine. It then extends up to the right to hold the new pump. I placed
a gasket between the adapter and the block thereby sealing the block.
   I placed an inline filter between the fuel line and the pump's intake
port. All of that is 5/16" id plumbing. The pipe up to the carbs is about
1/4" od so I bought a replacement fitting for the pump's output. Once
plumbed, all that remained to do was wire the pump.
   Fortunately the fuse block has a spare fuse location. I used that option
to power the new pump. I will later add a relay using the original switched
power to activate the relay, so as to keep the pump's current load off of
the ignition switch.
   Long story only slightly longer; The pump works great. There are no
leaks. And the car now starts and runs great. Its now ready to head off to
the painter.

Rick
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