[Mgb-v8] Fuel Pump Woes

[Allen L. Wulf]

Rick,
I have sucessfully used that Airtex E16S along with a Mr. Gasket Pressure 
regulator set at 2.5PSI on my MGA for at least 15 years.  I also have a '67 
MGB-V8 (215 Buick) that I used the same fuel pump on when it was fueled by a 
Carter 400CFM 4BBL.  In July I put Hotwire Fuel Injection from a '89 Land 
Rover on the B and changed the fuel pump to a Airtex 8228.  It works ok, 
except for being noisy.   Wayne, I am interested in what fuel pump you are 
using with your EFI.  I know that some people use a fuel pump from a XJ6, 
but I decided to use the Airtex 8228 because it has a 5/16 inlet and a 5/16 
outlet.
Thanks,

Al Wulf
Wheat Ridge, CO
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Kube" <wkube at augustmail.com>
To: "Rick Huber" <hubrick at gmail.com>; <mgb-v8 at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgb-v8] Fuel Pump Woes


> 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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