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Re: [Fwd: fuel]

To: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: fuel]
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:51:17 +0000
Barney Gaylord wrote:
> 
> >From: RAMIT78@aol.com
> > I have been looking for some oune who can help me solve the problem with
> > my wifes midget. it is a 75, but the body has been modified to a 70 chorme
> > bumper. the problem we have is fule getting in the oil. we have converted
> > to a weber carberator. have you heard od this before, and any Ideas, thanks

> I'm no Midget expert, but just a wild guess.  If your car has a mechanical
> fuel pump on the side of the engine block, a leaky fuel pump diaphram will
> dump fuel directly into the crankcase.  You would need a new fuel pump.
> 
> Go ahead and flame me.  I dunno if it even has mechanical fuel pump, but I
> ain't afraid to guess out loud.

I don't know if a 75 Midget has a mechanical fuel pump either, but I was
able to purchase a replacement diaphragm for a Vauxhall.

PaulH.



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