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Re: Rebuilding MGB fuel pumps

To: Dave Houser <mgs4dave@warwick.net>
Subject: Re: Rebuilding MGB fuel pumps
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:11:50 +0000
Dave Houser wrote:
> 
> What's the feeling about rebuilding vs. buying new?
> I've converted my 64 B and was running the original MGA/MGB pos ground
> pump. This doesn't concern itself about polarity so worked fine when I
> made the car Neg ground(except it pumped the gas from the carbs to the
> tank--just a bit of humor there). Anyway this pump just died and I
> replaced it with a later neg/pos SU pump that was my spare. Still
> getting some probs. and I'm looking into possible fixes. Have all these
> pumps around and wondering if I should get them rebuilt or just go for
> new. What's been your experience and how much does rebuilding cost?
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave Houser

I bought new as a spare before a 2.5k mile trip round France, then had
to fit it at the roadside on a local trip earlier this year.  I have
restored the points (the diaphragm seems fine) on the old pump and now
keep that as a spare.

PaulH.



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