To avoid this problem, I installed a modern electric fuel pump cost $20.00
very close to the tank. This supplier fuel to the original pump and it does
not have to work as hard - saving its life. Also with that modern filter it
keeps all dirt out.
Runs great for 20 years now.
Michael Balahutrak
53 TD
In a message dated 5/8/2007 6:17:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com writes:
Remember the symptoms - incessant ticking. This indicates an inability to
gain suction. If a pump STOPS ticking, then there is a blockage or an
inability to deliver fuel, but incessant ticking indicates (most likely) an
air leak.
Cheers,
Lew Palmer
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mg-t@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-mg-t@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf
Of Dave and Liz DuBois
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:29 PM
To: PopeyMike@aol.com
Cc: rddell@mindspring.com; mg-t@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Ethanol gas
>"...with a good modern day screen filter installed in line downstream of
the
filter in the
>tank..."
>
Off the subject of the sloshing compound, one needs to keep a very close eye
on a filter placed between the tank and the fuel pump. The filter in the
tank
is quite course in comparison to modern day, high efficiency fuel filters
and
do not clog often with the relative clean fuel available today. The in line
filter is a different story, it filter down to almost the submicron level
and
can become clogged very easily. When they become clogged, they will cut off
flow to the fuel pump and cause it to stall in a current on condition. If
the
power is left on to the pump while troubleshooting the problem it can easily
burn out th internal swampping resistor, removing what little arc
suppression
is available on the early low pressure or high pressure (in the case of
TFs).
The final result is points that burn prematurely with replacement points
alos
burning much quicker than they should. If this should happen to one of
today's all electronic fuel pump that Burlen Fuel Systems has made
available,
a burned out swamping resistor will stop the pump altogether.
Cheers,
Dave
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