[Healeys] fuel pumps

[Bob Spidell]

Good idea to run some paper--matchbook cover is good--through the points 
after you've filed/sanded the surface.

On 5/31/2023 9:05 AM, Ricchardd Mayor wrote:
> FYI.   When the points in the SU fuel pump stick together - it stops 
> pumping. Thumping on the rear bulkhead is just enough to create a 
> vibration that makes them separate.  Sticking points can usually be 
> fixed by cleaning the points with some very fine sandpaper.
>
> Richard Mayor
> boyracer466 at gmail.com
>
>
>> On May 30, 2023, at 7:24 PM, Tom Mitchell <drtommitch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have one of each pumps installed. The points pump does pump slower 
>> but I attributed that to being 20 years old. The electronic pump is 
>> about 10 years old and does pump faster. Both seem to work fine. 
>> Except for the points pump, I have to hit the bulkhead every now and 
>> then to get it started.
>>
>> On Tue, May 30, 2023, 6:04 PM <alfuller194 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     Tom - does it pump at the usual rate and for the usual time?
>>
>>     Faster? [Might signal an air leak, and not enough pressure to get
>>     it to slow down]
>>
>>     Slower? [Might signal a blocked screen at the pump or carb[s], or
>>     blocked/pinched/collapsed fuel line, generating enough pressure
>>     to make the pump slow down or stop - same as if the float bowl
>>     was full.
>>
>>     ----------------
>>     All the best,
>>
>>     Al Fuller
>>
>>     -----Original Message-----
>>     From: Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net>
>>     Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 2:55 AM
>>     To: alfuller194 at gmail.com
>>     Cc: healeymanjim <healeymanjim at hansencc.net>; healeys
>>     <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>     Subject: Re: [Healeys] fuel pumps
>>
>>     nteresting---I'm believe I am having problems with my solid state
>>     one now.  it works, but is weak in pumping--so much so that while
>>     looking at the see-thru filter, there is very little fuel in it. 
>>     I have had the  Healey shut down on me several times recently
>>     which I have attributed to fuel starvation.
>>     Tom
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     From: alfuller194 at gmail.com
>>     To: "healeymanjim" <healeymanjim at hansencc.net>, "healeys"
>>     <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>     Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 6:57:32 PM
>>     Subject: Re: [Healeys] fuel pumps
>>
>>     Jim - I'll take them. I can pick them up.
>>
>>     ----------------
>>     All the best,
>>
>>     Al Fuller
>>
>>     -----Original Message-----
>>     From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of
>>     healeymanjim via Healeys
>>     Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 11:12 AM
>>     To: healeys at autox.team.net
>>     Subject: [Healeys] fuel pumps
>>
>>     have two solid state fuel pumps i have given up on. free for the
>>     shipping cost.  on pos gnd one neg gnd. myself and fellow healey
>>     owner have gone back to points type and are happy with that.
>>
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