Richard - The diaphram in the old pumps tends to go after a while. Luckily, repro pumps are quite cheap, I ordered one from Vickie Brit for just $20 for my '72.
Actually, my factory pump died years ago and I did the electronic switch. First thing I found was that affordable pumps were quite loud (ticka! ticka! ticka!) and quiet pumps were not affordable. Second thing I found out was that electronic pumps will overwhelm SU carbs, so then I had to go out and buy a pressure regulator. I put up with this for a couple years and finally decided to go back to the factory mechanical pump. Why? Because with the new, quieter muffler, I could hear the sound of the pump over the engine. Ken Strayhorn Hillsborough NC >hummm...once i shoot a little bit of napa starter >spray into the round air intake fitting...boom!! >it starts right up.....but you may be right..it does >act like a fuel delivery issue...the fuel pump i have >on my 79 spit is factory...it looks to be a mechanical >pump...fastened to the drivers side of the engine block... >i have unbolted it...but i could not get it twisted right, >in order to remove it from the block ... do folks upgrade >the pumps to electric? how do they work out after doing >this mod?.......thanx.....richard / colorado /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
