> The points on the pump often needed some slapping around before they
> felt inclined to work. Changing out the points didn't seem to help
> very long. I suspect something causing the points to burn.
Huge inductive kickback every time they opened. There was supposed to be a
condensor/capacitor to help suppress the spark, but it was frequently
defective or missing. Later units actually had a diode, which worked much
better (but made it more of a hassle to switch battery polarity).
Randall
71 Stag daily driver wanna be - with an electric SU fuel pump (temporarily
replaced by a Facet)
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