[Healeys] Facet Cube 12v Fuel Pump, 1/8 NPT, 2-3.5 psi | Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies

[Bob Spidell]

I must be the outlier; I've had many SU pumps fail on the road over the 
years (maybe, because until recently I was putting 5-7K miles/year on my 
BJ8?).  I've bought new points-based, rebuilt several--for a few years 
the replacement points were pure crap--bought new SU electronic and 
built SU electronic from kits and had the late Dave DuBois rebuild 
several (now in pieces on the bench).  Still, I stick with them hoping 
for one of the legendary points type that supposedly last a million miles.

I always thought/assumed the film on the diaphragm face was mylar (not 
kevlar).

Bob

On 2/16/2020 11:09 AM, josef-eckert at t-online.de wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I never understand it. I have the original pumps in all my 
> Austin-Healeys and only restored them together with the car. They 
> never let me stranded. In case I have an identical one (also restored) 
> in the boot. It helped several who broke down with their Facett, 
> Mitsuba, Hardi, etc. pumps.
>
> Josef Eckert
>
> Königswinter/Germany
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
>
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Facet Cube 12v Fuel Pump, 1/8 NPT, 2-3.5 psi | 
> Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies
>
> Datum: 2020-02-16T20:03:40+0100
>
> Von: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
>
> An: "warthodson at aol.com" <warthodson at aol.com>
>
> "Why do so many people replace an original SU pump that has lasted 
> decades"
> Because the replacement ones are nice and shiny and gold coloured ... 
> they must be better ��
> M
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 4:20 AM warthodson--- via Healeys 
> <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>     Why do so many people replace an original SU pump that has lasted
>     decades with an aftermarket pump that requires modifying the fuel
>     lines, adding additional fittings, clamps & altering the mounting
>     brackets (all additional sources of failures), vibrates
>     continuously, etc, when it would be so much easier & more original
>     to simply replace it with a new highly reliable SU fuel pump? If
>     you are concerned about being stranded at the side of the road,
>     carry a spare SU or even better install it in parallel & wire up a
>     selector switch so you can switch between the two pumps.
>     Gary Hodson
>

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