Yeah, I guess I wasn't clear.? I've always assumed the end cap with a
vent was a holdover from the points design; IIRC I've bought a SS pump
and it still had the vent.? I don't think the electronic ones produce a
spark at all; Dave DuBois uses an optical trigger which, of course,
should not produce a spark. Begs the question, where does the voltage
produced from the collapsing coil field go?
What surprised me was the corrosion was over almost all the surfaces,
not just the metal ones.?? Has to be some serious electrolysis going on.
On 5/13/2018 3:41 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:
>
> I doubt the electronic system produces any ozone?since that is a
> product of the spark produced by the ?contact points. The electronic
> system induces a much weaker spark.
>
>
> Maybe what you need is a solid cover and some tape for the joint.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob
> Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 13, 2018 3:00:23 PM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Anybody body out there rebuild Lucas Fuel pumps?
> True enough about the electronic pumps.? This is what happens when water
> gets into the electronics (attached photo).? This pump had about 50K
> miles on it, but had recently gone through some serious rain in
> Washington state.
>
> What I learned from this, er, 'experience' is that the check ball/valve
> that vents ozone out of the control (electronic) section needs the
> plastic cap over over the vent.? I haven't bought a pump in a while, but
> IIRC some of them come with a metal 'pipe'--for lack of a better
> word--without the plastic cap that helps prevent water from entering.
> Installing the cap--if you can find one--involves pulling the metal pipe
> off--be careful you don't lose the small ball bearing check ball--and
> installing the plastic cap over it.
>
> Bob
>
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