[Healeys] Escaping air!!

Alan Seigrist healey.nut at gmail.com
Sun Jun 29 05:01:00 MDT 2008


Is it leaking gas under there?

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Paul Baker <paulbaker52 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> When I turn the ignition key in my 67 BJ8 and just before the fuel pump starts
> clicking, there is the sound of a short burst of air escaping under pressure
> coming from the region of the fuel pump.B  Its only just started making this
> sound over the last few weeks and once the engine is started, which it does
> just fine, the engine runs as it should.B  If I switch the engine off andB and
> then restart the engine, the sound does not reappear.
> B
> The fuel pump has been on theB car since it was rebuilt in 1991.B  As I'm
> getting the car ready for a trip to the Le Mans Classic in a couple of weeks I
> don't want to take any chances with a dodgy pump if thats what it is.
> B
> What do you guys think it could be?
> B
> Paul Baker
> B
> 67 Bj8
> 66 Bj8
> 65 Sprite


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