[Tigers] Rebuilding the SU Fuel Pump

[Tod Brown]

Hi Jay:

The original SU pump, as you have found by now, uses points to carry the 
current to the pump (that's the ticking you hear when you turn on the 
ignition).  The current is pretty hefty and, therefore, the points get 
eroded gradually with time and eventually give up the ghost.  There are 
suppliers who will rebuild the pump and convert it to solid state (see 
below).  The points still switch the current but it is greatly reduced 
so that the points will last indefinitely and the pump will be very 
reliable, as a result.  I have had such a pump in my Tiger for probably 
25 years with no problems.  The original pump carried the SU id AUF301 
but that has been replaced by AUF303, IIRC.  Victoria British lists an 
electronic replacement for the MGC (3-074) which I think is the correct 
pump.  I know your Dad didn't like VB stuff so FWIW.  Moss Motors also 
lists SU electronic pumps for the Big Healey and some of them used the 
same pump as the Tiger.

Here is a link to a guy who will do the conversion if you want to go 
that route.  I have no connection with him, just found a link to his site:

http://homepages.donobi.net/sufuelpumps/Fuel_Pumps/SU_Fuel_Pump_Services.pdf

Good luck,

Tod
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