[TR] tr3-a elec.and mechanical pump

[terryrs at comcast.net]

Oh yeah.  The switch for the electric fuel pump is also an anti-theft device.  When parking in suspect locations, turn it off.  Big surprise after a hotwired car gets a hundred yards down the road and stalls.

Not to say that this would stop a pro, of course.



-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: terryrs at comcast.net 

> When I restored my 3, I tried to go the mechanical route, rebuilding the 
> mechanical pump with a new diaphragm and everyting, then hooking the fuel lines 
> to it. However, I also was worried that it might fail on the road, so I mounted 
> an electric fuel pump, one of those inexpensive, hardy little rascals 
> (Fawcett???) from E-Bay but available from I think the Big 3, and ran the fuel 
> lines through it. 
> 
> Good move. The mechanical lasted a week. I flipped the switch and kept driving 
> until eventually I could no longer stand the notion that the fuel pump lever was 
> lunging on the cam, so pulled the mechanical altogether and put on one of the 
> blanking plates that someone on the list sells. Was it Joe Alexander? 
> 
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A 
> New Hampshire