[Healeys] Fuel pump flustered

[Len and/or Marge Hartnett]

Inside the fuel pump are two one-way valves.  They are plastic discs (Moss, 
Key #6 in the diagram.  N/A).  One of them could be defective allowing 
gasoline to circulate through the inside of the pump.  I had the problem on 
a trip many years ago.  I solved it at the time by cutting a disc out of the 
plastic from a blister pack of something.  It worked and is probably still 
in my back-up pump that I carry.

(The Other) Len
Fairfield, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <llennep at verizon.net>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 1:15 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered


> Listers,
>
> This one has really got me stumped.  A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or so 
> mile ride.  Car ran great.  No probs.  At one point I was stopped and I 
> could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second.  This was 
> true whether at idle or higher rpm.  I knew that normally at idle there 
> was an occasional click.
>
> Once back home I restarted the car and same thing.  Then over several days 
> I attempted to fix the prob.  A different pump gave the same results.  I 
> replaced the filter and still same thing.  Oh BTW there was no fuel 
> underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out 
> the overflow.  No fuel shows up anywhere.
>
> Why does the pump continue to click so fast?????  Why does it NOT slow to 
> an occasional click?????  What is the fix????  I am flustered.
>
> Keith
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