[Spridgets] Nice 59 on ebay, question on filter

[Herbert Miller]

I beg to differ. I have owned my 1960 Bugeye since 1964. When I bought it,
it was stock with a mechanical fuel as I described. I have upgraded to a
1275, but I still use a mechanical fuel pump. If you had a mechanical fuel
pump mounted in front of the boot, how would it be driven?

 

Herb Miller

 

From: Linda Grunthaner [mailto:grunthaner at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 3:17 PM
To: Herbert Miller
Cc: DAVID GROPPER; spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Nice 59 on ebay, question on filter

 

Herb,
The Bugeye and the MKII came with mechanical pumps in front of the boot
(trunk area) on the chassis. That's what my 62 had and I now have an
electrical pump which I located in the engine area. It is also listed that
way in both the Leyland & the Haynes Sprite Manuals.
The Spitfire engine had mechanical pumps attached to the engine like my 68
Spitfire had. I believe the Sprite had used Spitfire engines in later models
perhaps you're confusing it with them.
Lin



On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Herbert Miller <hgmiller3 at qwest.net>
wrote:

Dave:
The Bugeye came with a mechanical pump, mounted on the left front of the
engine, driven by the cam.
Herb Miller
1960 AN5


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[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of DAVID GROPPER
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 10:18 AM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Nice 59 on ebay, question on filter

I know this may be a dumb question, but I've never owned a Bugeye.
Where is the fuel pump located?
Both my square body  cars have the fuel pump under the wheel arch with the
filter in the engine bay..

 Dave G.



----- Original Message ----
> From: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>

> I like this eBay 59 Sprite 250587845933 and looking at his rotisserie of
the
> chassis I see his fuel filter location under the rear wheel well arch
which
> I think I want to do also.

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