[Mgs] Fuel Pump

[Barrie Robinson]

  I tried a "reasonably" priced pump - It was a Facet because I had 
heard it was good (and I had heard that it was bad).  It just did not 
perform so I went to an SU which was "on sale" and since then - no 
bother.  If you get an SU use a Moss distributor like the Little 
British Car Co in Detroit and get 15% off !!


At 10:06 AM 4/27/2009, Councill, David wrote:
>Personally, I would spend more money and get the SU.
>
>I have run two different aftermarket pumps. The last one was loud and
>constantly clicked (as opposed to the SU which stops pumping). Another
>one I used years before required a pressure regulator. And although it
>stopped like the SU after the bowls were filled, it had a short life as
>I went through two of them in my 65B in just a couple of years usage. By
>comparison, I have only had one SU fuel pump fail after about 30 years
>of service.
>
>David Councill
>67 BGT
>72 B
>73 B
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of Dan DiBiase
>Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:52 AM
>To: mg-mgb at yahoogroups.com; MG List
>Subject: [Mgs] Fuel Pump
>
>Ok, so I have 2 issues with the '76B - the fuel pump doesn't, and the
>starter. Addressing the former first -
>
>The pump isn't pumping. It make a constatnt humming and ticking noise
>(not the usual tick-tick-tick). After letting
>it run for 5+ minutes, it hasn't pumped any gas into the fuel filter in
>the engine compartment. It's an off-brand sort
>of pump, not an original to the car. Here is what it sounds like -
>
>http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/1976%20MGB%20Engine%20Wor
>k/?action=view&current=P9170036.flv
>
>New SU's from Moss are $150 or so. I know some people run generic pumps
>with a pressure regulator of some sort, from a
>FLAPS. I'm interested in experiences with those sorts of pumps, since we
>are recovering from a series of money outflows
>and I would rather go cheap to get the car back on the road ;-) The
>current pump in the car is an off-brand Autopulse pump -
>
>http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/1976%20MGB%20Engine%20Wor
>k/P9200032.jpg
>
>http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/1976%20MGB%20Engine%20Wor
>k/P9200035.jpg
>
>Any thoughts are appreciated.
>
>  Dan D
>Central NJ USA
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Barrie
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