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<p>Yeah, I guess I wasn't clear. I've always assumed the end cap
with a vent was a holdover from the points design; IIRC I've
bought a SS pump and it still had the vent. I don't think the
electronic ones produce a spark at all; Dave DuBois uses an
optical trigger which, of course, should not produce a spark.
Begs the question, where does the voltage produced from the
collapsing coil field go?</p>
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<p>What surprised me was the corrosion was over almost all the
surfaces, not just the metal ones. Has to be some serious
electrolysis going on.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/13/2018 3:41 PM, WILLIAM B
LAWRENCE wrote:<br>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I doubt the electronic
system produces any ozone since that is a product of the spark
produced by the contact points. The electronic system induces
a much weaker spark. </p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Maybe what you need is a
solid cover and some tape for the joint.</p>
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face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b>
Healeys <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a> on behalf of
Bob Spidell <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"><bspidell@comcast.net></a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 13, 2018 3:00:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Anybody body out there rebuild
Lucas Fuel pumps?</font>
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<div class="PlainText">True enough about the electronic
pumps. This is what happens when water
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gets into the electronics (attached photo). This pump had
about 50K <br>
miles on it, but had recently gone through some serious
rain in <br>
Washington state.<br>
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What I learned from this, er, 'experience' is that the
check ball/valve <br>
that vents ozone out of the control (electronic) section
needs the <br>
plastic cap over over the vent. I haven't bought a pump
in a while, but <br>
IIRC some of them come with a metal 'pipe'--for lack of a
better <br>
word--without the plastic cap that helps prevent water
from entering. <br>
Installing the cap--if you can find one--involves pulling
the metal pipe <br>
off--be careful you don't lose the small ball bearing
check ball--and <br>
installing the plastic cap over it.<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
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