[Healeys] Fuel pump

[Max Byers]

Fred, the BJ7/BJ8 parts manual shows that a pump with a square body was used from Phase 1 to chassis number 28224 in Phase 2.  After that, the pump had a cylindrical body.  Your car should have the late pump.

I installed a backup fuel pump in my BJ8 to prepare for the cross-county trip to Lake Tahoe in 2002, using a generic Autozone electric pump as the backup.  I have no experience with the double-ended pump.

 

During my post-Conclave tour last September, I broke off from the tour group to motor into Montana alone.  My backup pump (I typically drive outbound on the SU and home on the backup) failed just as I got into Montana.  Once I realized why the car suddenly failed to respond to the accelerator, I switched to the SU and kept going.  I found an identical backup pump at an Autozone in Minot, ND and had it installed in about 20 minutes.  Installing a backup generic pump in series with the SU is pretty simple.    It requires cutting one of the fuel hard lines, but I had already done that anyway to put an in-line filter in it under the right rear seat.  The switch is under the dash.  I have had to use the switch a few times, and it is a comfort to know the option of another pump is there.

 

Cheers!

Steve Byers

HBJ8L/36666

BJ8 Registry

AHCA Delegate at Large

Havelock, NC  USA

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Fred Wescoe
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 7:13 PM
To: healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Fuel pump

 

Listers,

 

I was out for a long drive in the mountains this afternoon and on an uphill grade, the car lost power and as I pulled over on a pull off, the engine died.  I sat in the car for a couple of minutes trying to restart it.  I waited until traffic was past me and turned the key but did not hear the ticking of the fuel pump.  I waited several minutes, tried again but no luck.

 

I called AAA and they picked me and the car up for the ride home.  At home, off the flatbed, still no ticking.  So, I am thinking the fuel pump is dead.

 

Looking at the Moss site, they list an early and a late BJ8 pump.  The Moss tech couldn't tell me which I am.  My car number is 29009.  Am I an early or late pump?  Also, if I switch to the double ended pump, do both ends work at the same time or is one end a backup for the other end?  If one end failed would the other end provide fuel in the normal manner and save me?

 

Should I simply go with whichever single pump is for my car and then install a backup pump? 

 

Just as an important aside, AAA said covid regulations prohibited me from riding in the tow truck cab with the driver.  I was somewhat amazed at this but AAA offered to transfer me to the nearest car rental place as a service.  I made my call but my ride didn't arrive before the truck driver (she was in the middle of a haircut so you know where that got me).  The driver was very nice about the whole thing and did allow me in the cab with him (I wore my mask).

 

I will start investigating the source of the pump problem tomorrow.

 

Thanks for all input on this one,

 

Fred 

 

66 BJ8 (new or late)

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