<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Roger Grace</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net">roggrace@telus.net</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 9:46 PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] fuel pump<br>To: Bob Haskell <<a href="mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net">rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>While we are on the topic of fuel pumps ....</div><div>I recently installed a new SU electronic pump on my BJ8.</div><div>Relatively straight forward install.</div><div>However the "tick" interval was my concern.</div><div>Ticks approx. every 5 secs with the engine off.</div><div>Almost continuous when idling.</div><div>
Very different to the old points style tick interval.
</div><div>No delivery side fuel leaks.</div><div>Spent a lot of effort hunting for inlet side leaks - checking seals etc</div><div>Car runs fine.<br></div><div>Eventually gave up and called Bulen in the UK (where pump came from)</div><div>Evidently the electronic pumps have a ball bearing arrangement to simulate the classic SU tick sound ?<br></div><div>They indicated all OK and just within spec.<br></div><div>Being cynical, still a little suspicious of potential problems down the line ?<br></div><div>So wondering what others have experienced when fitting electronic SU pumps ?</div><div>Tkx</div><div>rg<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 2:59 PM Bob Haskell <<a href="mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net" target="_blank">rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Simon,</p>
<p>I thought that the AUF400 series pumps were configured to use
both pumps at the same time and the AUF500 series was the use one
side at a time version. Will have to see if I have one of each to
look at.<br>
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<pre cols="72">Bob Haskell
Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar</pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I’ve
installed a double-ended SU which sort of reinforces my
faith in SU whilst doubling up on the reserve pump option.
One can switch from end to end, both of which are
individually fused. One end did fail and the other got me
home. It was the points.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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