[TR] TR6 fuel pump recommendations?

Ed Oot eoot at citlink.net
Mon Aug 9 13:18:39 MDT 2010


Joe,

I recently replaced a Canadian made after market pump (that failed) with the 
Moss pump.  So far so good.  I also found that in my boxes of loot from the 
PO was the original AC pump.  I am rebuilding that.  The challenge is 
getting the old valves out and the new ones installed. The originals are 
peened in (not sure of the correct term), but you need to dremel (this is a 
verb right) them off  to even up the edges prior to attempting the change.

If someone else has a better method I'm sure they will chime in.

Ed
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Merone" <jmerone at rocketmail.com>
To: <6pack at autox.team.net>; "Triumph List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 11:51 AM
Subject: [TR] TR6 fuel pump recommendations?


> Greetings.
>
> A few years ago I replaced my original AC fuel pump - as a precautionary
> measure - with an aftermarket one.  It was 30+ years old - and bound to 
> die
> soon right?
>
> Only after that did I hear that the quality of these pumps (the ones 
> without
> the primer levers) were suspect, so I decided to carry around the old pump 
> in
> the boot.  Good thing, as the "new" one died Friday night on the way to 
> the
> Hemmings Sports and Exotic Show in Saratoga.  After 90 minutes on the side 
> of
> the road in the dark - we were off again with the old one installed and
> pumping along doing its job.  One lesson however - make sure you have at 
> least
> one small 1/2" wrench in your tool bag.  I think you can take a complete 
> TR6
> apart with one.
>
> The rest of the weekend went fine with great weather and a decent car show 
> on
> Saturday followed by a trip to the Saratoga Race Track on Sunday.  There 
> was
> no winning at either event however.
>
> Now - I obviously need to order another pump.  Both TRF and Moss are 
> selling
> aftermarket units, albeit at widely different prices - TRF ($99), Moss 
> ($50).
> They both look similar, and the design includes the primer.  Does anyone 
> have
> anything good or bad to say about either?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe Merone
> South Burlington, VT
> CF18928
> 5-speed
>
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