[TR] TR3 fuel pump woes

TeriAnn J. Wakeman tjwakeman at gmail.com
Thu Jul 13 17:14:46 MDT 2017


On 7/13/17 3:10 PM, glemon at neb.rr.com wrote:
> I had a metal body facet pump years ago, it was as noisy or noisier than the plastic one, but maybe things have changed...
>
> I somehow mounted the mechanical pump on my old 4a so that it was off the cam, but I actually hamfistedly bent the arm on that one so the cam wasn't hitting it.  Doesn't sound like it is doing anythithing that drastic.  Prime it?
Pump is working. Both interior & primer handles pump the pump, but 
somehow the CAM is not pumping the interior lever no matter how squarely 
I remount the pump
>
> ---- "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Did you ever have one of those days?
>>
>> I removed the fuel pump on my TR3 to get out an olive that was stuck in
>> the outlet. Put the pump back on the engine & the pump didn't pump. The
>> pump  went on square and easily with no fit problems. Removed, replaced
>> 5 or 6 times still no pumping.
>>
>> Priming leaver works fine, lever inside the engine works fine when the
>> pump is removed, CAM on CAM shaft appears to be OK. The only thing I can
>> think of is that the lever is going to the side of the CAM, but it looks
>> square to the pump's mounting service. There are 2 springs that centre
>> the inside lever, and one feels a little weaker than the other but the
>> lever appears centered on the shaft.
>>
>> I've R&Red pumps half a dozen times previously and never had this
>> problem. Suggestions?
>>
>> I'm looking at the Facet fuel pumps. One in the metal body, one in a
>> black plastic body. I know the one in the black plastic body is really
>> noisy. Any idea if the one in the metal body is any quieter? And yes I
>> know about the rubber mounts.
>>
>> TeriAnn
>>
>> Frustrated grumble
>>
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>

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