[TR] where to mount a fuel pump on a TR3?

[Bill Brewer]

     At one time I had my fuel pump sort of below the oil filter mounted on the frame of my TR3.  It was actually aft the firewall a little bit. Then on a 114 degree F day in the Mojave desert a wire broke right at the fuel pump housing. I pulled off the side of the road, got the car stuck in the sand and it wouldn’t run to get out of the sand.  I couldn’t jack the car up high enough to get to it and I couldn’t reach it from the top. Not my best day.

     I ended up mounting my next pump under the car under the rear seat area in my 60 TR3A. There is a good open flat place with lots of room for pump and filters. If I feel like getting to it I can jack up the car a little bit and take off the left rear wheel and there it is without having to get on my back by the muffler.

     I currently have a Facet pump and it periodically makes loud knocking sounds like a woodpecker on a steel pole. I can’t stand it and it is on my list of things to get to after I finish the Morgan, the Renown and my BMW R60 motorcycle… I have used a generic pump from NAPA on other cars and been very happy with the smooth running. I’ll probably do it on the 3.

     Next chance I get I am going to get a spare fuel pump with hoses and long cables with alligator clamps. If the fuel pump dies (mine or anyone else’s), I can jury-rig the pump with a hose through the gas cap and hook the other end to the carbs just to get home.

     Never a dull moment.

 

     -Bill Brewer

 

 

From: TeriAnn J. Wakeman [mailto:tjwakeman at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 4:45 PM
To: Triumph List
Subject: [TR] where to mount a fuel pump on a TR3?

 

For those of you who have mounted an electric fuel pump on a TR3A, where have you physically located the pump? I don't see a good location for one.

Thanks,

 

TeriAnn

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