[TR] Fuel Pump

[wbeech at flash.net]

It would be good to get a shutoff valve installed while you are doing the
pump work.  I think the OEM type valve is still available but if not, any
good valve could be installed up near the fuel tank out of sight.

In your case, I would just drain/siphon the tank as best as possible then
have a small stopper ready as soon as you break the line from the pump.  If
you have a rubber line from your pump to the frame, just put a small
clamp/forceps and block the line until you are ready to re-install.

Good luck,

Bill Beecher
'58 TR-3A TS/30766 L (On the road in 2009!)
'59 TR-3A TS/64974 LO (in buckets, for sale... anyone?)
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"





-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Roger Wilson
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:30 AM
To: 'Triumph List'
Subject: [TR] Fuel Pump

I am going to be replacing the mechanical fuel pump on my TR3 this weekend. 

>From what I can tell, the pump is gravity fed and lower than the gas 
>tank
and that I will need to drain the tank first. I think that I have seen
shut-offs at the frame below the pump on some 3's, but either it was removed
by a PO or it was never there. I have a TR4 engine and it may have been
removed with the switch.

Does anyone have any advice on how to do it without draining the tank? I
have my Craftsman 1/4" drive socket setup ready to go.

Thanks,
Roger Wilson
'60 TR3
 

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