[TR] Fuel Pump

[wbeech at flash.net]

Let's see... Your in a very small car, inches from the ground, 4-14 gallons
of fuel 12" behind you in the same cockpit.  Where do you put the valve?  I
do have the original valve next to the fuel pump, but it would depend on the
accident conditions as to whether you could get to it or not.

Just getting into a sidescreen is pretty dicey in itself, I suppose you
could transfer the technology from a new car to incorporate a shut-off
system but there seems to be so many other safety factors that would be
going against you that the benefit might be minimal.  For my money, the best
and only device I have and use is a seatbelt.

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 Rich White
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:33 AM
To: TR owners List
Subject: Re: [TR] Fuel Pump

What are people doing about automatic shutoff?
I assume you something to shutoff the fuel if you have an accident.

Rich White St. Joseph, IL USA
'63 TR3B TCF587L
That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!
See it moves!




> From: rjwilson1250 at gmail.com
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:30:22 -0700
> 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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