[Healeys] SU Fuel Pumps

[Bob Haskell]

I think Burlen Fuel Systems is doing a good job supplying us with the 
parts to rebuild original pumps and supplying new "replica" pumps.  The 
new pumps can have points or be electronic.  The electronic pumps use a 
hall effect system.

Two rebuilders in the US are Tom Ball in Akron Ohio and Dave DuBois in 
Bremerton Washington - 
http://userwebs.donobi.net/sufuelpumps/index.html.  Dave fits an optical 
sensor to the pumps he rebuilds, but keeps the roll-over rocker 
assembly, so the normal click click noise of the SU pumps is maintained.

The double or twin points have been used on most electric SU pumps for 
the past 60 years.  Not sure Burlen sells the single point assembly any 
longer.

I like the idea of points as when the pump stops it can sometimes be 
coaxed back to life with a tap of the hammer on the foot board.  When 
electronics fail, there's no coaxing them back to life on the side of 
the road.  That said, I'm currently running a Facet sold state pump in 
the tri-carb.  Have SU electric pumps in the MG and Mini and will fit a 
LCS SU pump in the tri-carb.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php

On 11/05/2016 05:51 AM, Oudesluys wrote:
> I still use the original SU-pump that was in my JH 1974, used up to
> 1985, and I installed it in another car in 2008. It is still working
> faultlessly, never missed a beat. Total mileage about 175.000. It is
> advised to clean the points now and again using a bit of rough
> cardboard. I have done that may be 2 or 3 times during all those years,
> the last time in 2008. When it goes wrong I will install a solid state
> pump, the present replica SU-pumps are most likely not equivalent in
> materials and quality to the original SU-pumps.
> The old SU-pumps are nigh indestructible when looked after properly and
> when they go wrong, they are easily repaired.
>
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
> Op 5-11-2016 om 2:44 schreef Albert Seminatore:
>> What are folks experience with the improved SU Fuel Pump with double
>> points?  Do you still have trouble with the points sticking after the
>> initial installation?  How often do you clean the points?  Is it
>> really worth going to solid state points?
>> Thanks Al
>>
>> --
>> Albert Seminatore
>> Mountain Falls, Pahrump, NV
>> eMail: alsemus1 at gmail.com <mailto:alsemus1 at gmail.com>
>>
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