This is rather baffling. Does the pump continue to click (more than
one every 10-15 seconds or so) after the 5-10 (approx.) cycles
required to fill the carb bowls? If so, you have an air
leak--probably at the fittings--that needs to be tended to.
If not, my only guess is that somehow the tank gets pressurized and
powering the pump allows the pressure to escape. Make sure your gas
cap vents properly.
bs
Paul Baker wrote:
No, there are no fluid leaks.B
B
Paul
--- On Sun, 29/6/08, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Escaping air!!
Is it leaking gas under there?
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Paul Baker <paulbaker52@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
When I turn the ignition key in my 67 BJ8 and just before the fuel pump
starts
clicking, there is the sound of a short burst of air escaping under
pressure
coming from the region of the fuel pump.B Its only just started making
this
sound over the last few weeks and once the engine is started, which it
does
just fine, the engine runs as it should.B If I switch the engine off andB
and
then restart the engine, the sound does not reappear.
B
The fuel pump has been on theB car since it was rebuilt in 1991.B As
I'm
getting the car ready for a trip to the Le Mans Classic in a couple of
weeks I
don't want to take any chances with a dodgy pump if thats what it is.
B
What do you guys think it could be?
B
Paul Baker
B
67 Bj8
66 Bj8
65 Sprite
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