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<p>Years ago, I bought a kit from SU to convert a points-type pump
to solid state. The conversion steps were fairly complex and the
kit came with a 'special' forked spacer to set the gap properly.
I think it would be problematic to (re-)set the gap, esp. without
this tool. FWIW, after following the steps carefully the
converted pump only worked a few hundred miles before dying.</p>
<p>Some have had good luck with points, but I would only get a few
thousand miles on a set, and the aftermarket points I've seen in
the last few years appear to be of poor quality. I've had some
success with Dave DuBois repairs/conversions, with one going over
30K miles, but one failed me recently in the CA/NV desert after
only a few hundred miles. Still, with all their faults, I can't
bring myself to give up on the SUs.<br>
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<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/20/2018 4:35 PM, Alan Seigrist
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<div>I'd recommend removing the diaphragm and cleaning the rod
and also the hole with a pipe cleaner and some WD 40. It can
get cruddy rusty in there if the diaphragm is not running all
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<div>Best,</div>
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<div>Alan<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 7:05 AM,
healeymanjim <span dir="ltr"><<a
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target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">healeymanjim@hansencc.net</a>></span>
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some help from you electrical gurus on the list. bought
a solid state SU from moss a few years back(pos gnd). i
used <br>
it for a month or so then decided to use it for my
spare. i kept it in the trunk(boot) until a few days
ago when my regular <br>
pump blew a check valve. put the solid state on an it
failed to operate. the solenoid failed to work. i
finally got it to where <br>
it would move the diaphram but at a vastly reduced
rate. removing the electric part from the valve body
allowed it to <br>
operate a little faster, but still at a reduced rate.
no clue as to what is happening here, but will
entertain all suggestions.<br>
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