Charlie:
In some cases the banjo fittings will not clear the alloy casting of
the MGB SU pump with one inner washer. The fitting looks tight, but is
slightly cocked. Fitting two inner washers cures the problem. Burlen Fuel
Systems is aware of the problem, but as yet there has been no resolution.
Nobody has figured out if it is the banjo fitting, the washers or the pump
which has the incorrect tolerances.
Hope this helps
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ccrobins [mailto:ccrobins@ktc.com]
> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 1999 10:51 PM
> To: Bud Krueger
> Cc: MG List
> Subject: Re: Fuel Pump Orientation 77MGB
>
>
> Bud,
>
> If you look at the pump it says "Top" by the outlet side.
> I asked the
> same question when I took the Midget pump out of mine and
> installed the
> B pump. No one answered me definitvely so I looked under a lot of Bs.
> ;^) Anyhoo, I installed mine with the outlet on top because
> that's the
> way it was installed in the Bs that looked original. Had to do some
> fancy tubing bending to get the new rigid line from the tank
> to mate up.
> A DPO had butchered the old line.
> Interestingly, the photos in my Porter's, "Guide to Purchase and DIY
> Restoration" show the pump in two different orientations. Go figure.
>
> It work OK in the orientation I described. Now if I could just get
> the damned fittings to quit seeping! Anyone got a neat trick to take
> care of that?
>
> Charley Robinson
> '69 B
>
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