[Spridgets] Fuel pump pressure

[BJ8 Healeys]

I installed an E8016S pump (manufacturer unknown) in series with the SU on
my Healey in January 2002.  With a switch under the dash, I can select
either pump on, or both of them off.  On long trips, I use the SU on the
outbound leg and the E8016S coming home.   The E8016S is so quiet, I can't
hear it running with the engine started.
It's a comfort when thousands of miles from home to know that I have a
backup pump.  I've had to use that feature twice now when the SU wouldn't
start the car.  And I can't count the times I've run out of gas in the hotel
parking lot when I forgot I turned off both pumps the night before.
 
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC
 
From: Michael MacLean [mailto:rrengineer.mike at att.net] 
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 6:55 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net; BJ8 Healeys; Larry Daniels
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel pump pressure
 


I have a NIB Airtex E8016S for a backup pump to install on the BN2 when I
get to that point.  I am not sure I can rely on the Lucas solid state pump I
bought from Burlen when I bought the 100 Lemans carbs for half of what the
usual suspects are charging.
Mike

--- On Sat, 8/13/11, Larry Daniels <ladaniels at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

From: Larry Daniels <ladaniels at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel pump pressure
To: "Michael MacLean" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>, spridgets at autox.team.net,
"BJ8 Healeys" <sbyers at ec.rr.com>
Date: Saturday, August 13, 2011, 10:15 PM
Actually, Mike, Kurt Appley then mentioned the Airtex E8016S which I never
heard of before, but I see Barney Gaylord mentions it on his site, too.
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/fuel/fp201.htm  
 
Looks like it might be better than the noisy Facet unit?  Although, Peter C.
has a fix for the noise from the Facet pump.
 
LAD