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

[Dallas Congleton]

> The original SU pump for my 67 BJ8 required a rebuild in 2000, but is 
> still
> "ticking".
>
> Dallas Congleton
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Hosmer" <rahosmer at citlink.net>
> To: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut at gmail.com>; "Norman Cay" 
> <normcay at volcano.net>
> 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