Lane:
The little loop handle can be use to mannualy work the pump. These pumps
are like any other. I have had them work for over 100,000 miles. Most of
the sedans had manual pumps. You could install an electric pump back by the
tank as a reserve pump.
I owned an Austin A-50 (1956) many years ago. It was quite reliable. I dont
know anything about any reserve power though.
Skip..............At 07:58 PM 2/17/98 -0800, Lane Rollins wrote:
>I started to pull the head on this silly little sedan and ran into what
>looks to be a mechanical fuel pump. It's connected to the block were flat
>spot that the down pipe from the front tappet cover on an MGA. How reliable
>is this type of fuel pump? No electric parts to crap out but it right next
>to the exhaust manifold. This just doesn't seem good?!?!?! It also has a
>little loop handle on it. Is this for hand priming the pump???
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>What a silly little car.....
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>It came with an original sales brochure that's a hoot. It talks about the
>"increadble reserve of power"... year right.... and there was a funky semi
>automatic transmition option called a manumatic. There is several picture
>of one on the beach, I could have passed on the pudgy guy in the bathing
>suite. I guess it's truth in advertising.
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>Cheers, Lane
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