[Healeys] Napa, Pumps, and Filters (sort of long)

[Alex]

Dick, my original SU pump works just fine.

==    Alex in Maine
      1960 Austin Healey BT7 3000 Mark 1 - "The Blue Mainie"
      1946 MG-TC  1321 - "Conkling"
      Former owner of 1957 AH 100-6, 1967 AH 3000 Mark III BJ8, 1965 MG 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Richard Hosmer
To: Alan Seigrist ; Norman Cay
Cc: Editorgary at aol.com ; healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Napa, Pumps, and Filters (sort of long)


I (and my old tricarb) must lead a charmed life.

My ORIGINAL (it's a one-owner car) 1962 SU pump is still working just fine.
The car was garaged (admittedly in a benign climate) for 15 years, during 10
of which it was not run at all, and NO (I'm stupid, too) special pre-storage
precautions were taken, at all. Initial fire-up, after pulling plugs and
oiling the cylinders, then installing new plugs, included about two minutes
of coughing and spitting, but the pump ticked over as soon as electricity
was supplied to it.

I've been following this and similar threads, since I KNOW it will not last
forever, but, just for grins, how many other listers still have their
original pump, working?

Dick Hosmer