[Healeys] fuel pump

Michael Salter michaelsalter at gmail.com
Sat Apr 22 20:25:54 MDT 2023


I absolutely concur with Ricchardd SU pumps, once set up correctly, are
incredibly reliable. The only ones that I have seen fail are those where
the inlet becomes blocked which can result in the points remaining closed
and the coil overheating and failing.

M

On Sat., Apr. 22, 2023, 8:38 p.m. Ricchardd Mayor, <boyracer466 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am a firm believer in the SU fuel pump.  If it ever does quit,  a thump
> on the rear bulkhead will free up the points and it will start working
> again.  It will always be enough to get you home or around town for the
> next 6 months with another thump every now and then.  With electronic pumps
> they just die and you are screwed.
>
> Richard Mayor
> boyracer466 at gmail.com
>
>
> > On Apr 22, 2023, at 5:02 PM, healeymanjim via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> > guy in our club has a BT7 whose fuel pump expired.  he is wondering
> about whether to replace with solid state or standard. wanted to know what
> the wisdom of the group is on this subject.   2 of us in club have solid
> state ones that refuse to work and just take up space in the parts bin.
> also, he has a ten year old recored radiator that he replaced with an
> aluminum one and also  a steel transmission tunnel cover that he would like
> to sell since they are now just taking up space.  no reasonable offer
> refused.
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