[TR] Fuel Pump

[THOMAS FANSHER]

On the new project TR3A, I put a shut-off in the gas line along the frame 
where it can be reached through the hole in the floor used for jacking ... a 
good disabling device, too.
Tom
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From: <wbeech at flash.net>
To: "'Roger Wilson'" <rjwilson1250 at gmail.com>; "'Triumph List'" 
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Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Fuel Pump


> 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