[Healeys] SU Fuel Pump Problem

[rrengineer @dslextreme.com]

I'm with Jaap.  I bought a set of 100M carbs from them for half the price of
the usual suspects here in the US.  The only problem was the length of time
from ordering to delivery.  I ordered them in April of 2009 and they were
not delivered until October of that year.  After a couple of months of
emails that only one of which was answered stating they were waiting on
their parts suppliers, I started to call them on Skype at least once a
month.  Always the same excuse, waiting for parts.  Then in the last month I
was told I was at the head of the line because I was waiting for so long.
More likely it was because I kept bugging them for a progress report so
often.  I don't know how many people were in line behind me.  I'm sure they
were just making a "run" of carbs for the usual suppliers like Moss and
Vicky Brit, etc. after taking care of the loudest complainers such as
myself.  Since my car is still at the body shop (same place it was when I
made the original order in 2009) the long wait was not a problem.  It was
definitely worth the wait for the price difference (only 548 pounds which
they have since raised while I was waiting).  Oh my gosh, they are beautiful
too.  Almost a shame to mess them up by mounting and using them.  Look like
they would look better on a stand in a museum somewhere.  I did compare them
to a set of original 100M carbs and one of the differences I find is a
spring loaded brass button on the float chamber top to push the float down.
Some kind of a choke device? The boss is there on the original carbs, but it
is not drilled through.
Mike MacLean
56 BN2
60 AN5

On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Jaap Aeckerlin <j.aeckerlin at gmail.com>wrote:

> Well, I can only say that Burlen UK overhauled my BJ8 carbs and they did a
> hell of a job. Exchange of messages and materials worked fine.
> Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
> 1964 BJ8 29432
>
> 2010/5/30 Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
>
> > Theoretical you can, however I have never been able to extract anything
> > from Burlen. They simply do not respond.
> > Kees Oudesluijs
> > NL
> >
> >
> > Alan Seigrist wrote:
> >
> >> Jonas -
> >>
> >> You can buy those chips direct from SU Burlen in the uk.
> >> Burlen.co.uk.  Chances are it fried because something is wrong with
> >> the pump, so I would dissassemble and inspect....
> >>
> >> Alan