Fuel question

[Bill Traill]

On any type of SU fuel pump...If the suction is impeded by a dirty filter or crud in the line, the points have to remain closed for a longer time. Point life can be severely shortened. When the chamber is filled and the points finally are allowed a rest, the spring takes over. The spring can try to push that chamber load of fuel all day, it doesn't care. Rebuilding the SU pump on my 1967 MGB/GT was a yearly event after 1973. I tried other types of pump, dual pumps, all failed, gremlins! I sent my SU's to Dave DuBois (T-ABC member) to be rebuilt and told him I had no faith in the SU. He asked if I had ever had a tank of dirty gasoline. Yes! in 1973 I got a lot of rusty water in a tank of gas, but drained the tank at the time. I removed the tank and with an articulated mirror and 12V bulb lowered past the baffles, I could see the internal screen was badly clogged. All those wasted cuss words on the SU could have been used on something else. Bill Traill

[LuckyFloridaLin@aol.com]

Thanks Bill; Good info to keep in memory chords. Tally Ho! thom Collins [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]