Rick,
I have sucessfully used that Airtex E16S along with a Mr. Gasket Pressure
regulator set at 2.5PSI on my MGA for at least 15 years. I also have a '67
MGB-V8 (215 Buick) that I used the same fuel pump on when it was fueled by a
Carter 400CFM 4BBL. In July I put Hotwire Fuel Injection from a '89 Land
Rover on the B and changed the fuel pump to a Airtex 8228. It works ok,
except for being noisy. Wayne, I am interested in what fuel pump you are
using with your EFI. I know that some people use a fuel pump from a XJ6,
but I decided to use the Airtex 8228 because it has a 5/16 inlet and a 5/16
outlet.
Thanks,
Al Wulf
Wheat Ridge, CO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Kube" <wkube@augustmail.com>
To: "Rick Huber" <hubrick@gmail.com>; <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgb-v8] Fuel Pump Woes
> For what it's worth, when my 'B still had the 4 cylinder engine, I used
> one of the "little square pumps" that I bought at Pep Boys. It was
> Purolator brand name - the low pressure type for the carbureted engine.
> Went 10 years and 70K+ miles without any problems. It was mounted near
> the original location on the panel just in front of the gas tank. No
> filter between it and the tank, but a Purolator glass filter just before
> the carb. Never any problems pulling gas from the tank. I wouldn't think
> that where you have yours mounted would be a big issue pulling gas either,
> that short distance from the tank.
>
> Now, I have a high pressure EFI style pump, but that's a whole different
> subject.
>
> Wayne Kube
> Plano, TX
>
> '79 MGB V8 3.9L EFI "Hobbes"
> Logan Lathe Model 1925
> n5wmk
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Huber" <hubrick@gmail.com>
> To: <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:37 PM
> Subject: [Mgb-v8] Fuel Pump Woes
>
>
>> Hi V8ers,
>> I have a 75 MGB Rover 3.5 V8. I've been running the Borg Warner EP-10
>> fuel
>> pump for 9 years, mounted on the underside of the panel just in front of
>> the
>> gas tank, just above the rear axle, so fuel pump above the tank. In
>> July,
>> the fuel pump quit. I called several parts stores looking for the BW
>> EP-10,
>> which is not made anymore, but Napa cross referenced it to something they
>> carried. I don't have the box anymore, but the label on the pump is
>> Carter
>> with two numbers, P61296S, and 08C04A. Swapped pumps and the new one
>> lasted
>> about 50 miles. Checked everything in the system before determining that
>> indeed the brand new fuel pump was bad, wouldn't even pump gas out of a
>> jar
>> on the floor of the garage after removing it. Took it back to Napa and
>> got
>> another new one, assuming the pump was bad. Changed inlet hose,
>> connections, blew back into the tank, put on another upstream filter.
>> Second Napa pump lasted about 300 miles, one drive past a weekend trip
>> with
>> the club from Baton Rouge to Natchez for the Natchez/Vidalia car show.
>> Talked to a few people, and someone suggested a different brand,
>> different
>> store, so I went to Auto Zone and got the Airtex E8016S. Got home and
>> took
>> it out of the box, and it looks identical to the Carter.
>>
>> I've put it on the car, but I have a feeling it's only going to last a
>> very
>> short time, so I'm ready to try something different. Is the problem that
>> these new pumps won't suck gas out of the tank when mounted above the
>> tank?
>> Can I get a different pump that I can mount in the same location that
>> will
>> suck gas out of the tank? I can change the mounting location of the
>> Airtex
>> pump, but that sounds like a pain if I could just swap the pump again in
>> the
>> same location. I've heard of the little square pumps - someone said to
>> get
>> the low pressure version for a carburetted car. Anybody with a similar
>> experience? Any solutions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rick Huber
>> Safety Faster with a V8
>> _______________________________________________
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