[Mgb-v8] Fuel Pump Woes

[Wayne Kube]

For what it's worth, when my 'B still had the 4 cylinder engine, I used one 
of the "little square pumps" that I bought at Pep Boys.  It was Purolator 
brand name - the low pressure type for the carbureted engine.  Went 10 years 
and 70K+ miles without any problems.  It was mounted near the original 
location on the panel just in front of the gas tank.  No filter between it 
and the tank, but a Purolator glass filter just before the carb.  Never any 
problems pulling gas from the tank.  I wouldn't think that where you have 
yours mounted would be a big issue pulling gas either, that short distance 
from the tank.

Now, I have a high pressure EFI style pump, but that's a whole different 
subject.

Wayne Kube
Plano, TX

'79 MGB V8 3.9L EFI "Hobbes"
Logan Lathe Model 1925
n5wmk


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Huber" <hubrick at gmail.com>
To: <mgb-v8 at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:37 PM
Subject: [Mgb-v8] Fuel Pump Woes


> Hi V8ers,
> I have a 75 MGB Rover 3.5 V8.  I've been running the Borg Warner EP-10 
> fuel
> pump for 9 years, mounted on the underside of the panel just in front of 
> the
> gas tank, just above the rear axle, so fuel pump above the tank.  In July,
> the fuel pump quit.  I called several parts stores looking for the BW 
> EP-10,
> which is not made anymore, but Napa cross referenced it to something they
> carried.  I don't have the box anymore, but the label on the pump is 
> Carter
> with two numbers, P61296S, and 08C04A.  Swapped pumps and the new one 
> lasted
> about 50 miles.  Checked everything in the system before determining that
> indeed the brand new fuel pump was bad, wouldn't even pump gas out of a 
> jar
> on the floor of the garage after removing it.  Took it back to Napa and 
> got
> another new one, assuming the pump was bad.  Changed inlet hose,
> connections, blew back into the tank, put on another upstream filter.
> Second Napa pump lasted about 300 miles, one drive past a weekend trip 
> with
> the club from Baton Rouge to Natchez for the Natchez/Vidalia car show.
> Talked to a few people, and someone suggested a different brand, different
> store, so I went to Auto Zone and got the Airtex E8016S.  Got home and 
> took
> it out of the box, and it looks identical to the Carter.
>
> I've put it on the car, but I have a feeling it's only going to last a 
> very
> short time, so I'm ready to try something different.  Is the problem that
> these new pumps won't suck gas out of the tank when mounted above the 
> tank?
> Can I get a different pump that I can mount in the same location that will
> suck gas out of the tank?  I can change the mounting location of the 
> Airtex
> pump, but that sounds like a pain if I could just swap the pump again in 
> the
> same location. I've heard of the little square pumps - someone said to get
> the low pressure version for a carburetted car. Anybody with a similar
> experience?  Any solutions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick Huber
> Safety Faster with a V8
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