[Healeys] Stripped Outlet on Fuel Pump

[Craig and Sue Rice]

Bob,
Fuel fittings are British Standard Pipe (tapered thread) or British Standard
Pipe Parallel (straight thread). I don't believe any Whitworth was used in
fuel lines or components.
Craig Rice
BN1 & BN2
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net>
To: <robertlarson at att.net>
Cc: <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Stripped Outlet on Fuel Pump


> I just made a (rough) measurement of the threads on one of my (many) spare
> pumps.  From inside of thread to inside of thread is about 9/16" give or
take.
> It does not appear to be a pipe thread.
>
>
> bs
>
>
>
> Bob wrote:
> > Are these possibly correct?
> >
> >
http://www.britishfasteners.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BTF&Category_Code=345
> >
<http://www.britishfasteners.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BTF
&Category_Code=345>
> >
> >
> > I think the fittings on the pump are BSP (British Standard Pipe).  There
> > are 2 varieties of it.  A tapered and straight version and these repair
> > kits don't specify which they are though.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > Bob Spidell wrote:
> >> Cool.  Good to know (think the port threads on a fuel pump are larger
> >> than any on that site, though).
> >>
> >>
> >> Bob
>
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