I'm glad you got to the bottom of this (finally!). A DPO bodge -- the
obvious culprit, I suppose. As for the fuel pump, hmmm, that raises a
sticky philosophical issue... do you replace apparently functional older
components for "peace of mind", or do you wait for failure (with the
possibility of being stranded)? Obviously, there is a distinction between
safety-related components and mere running gear -- one would surely
replace a balding tire before it blew out, but would one replace an "old"
coil that still seemed to be working? Of course, to some extent all parts
are potentially safety-related -- for example, if you broke down in a bad
neighborhood or when fleeing a hurricane area.
I'm sorry, this rambling is probably not too helpful... you had better go
with what makes you feel comfortable. AFAIK the fuel pump, while
sometimes remarkably long-lived, might just up and quit at any moment --
and might as easily be persuaded back into operation with a hammer tap.
Good luck!
Max
Garner, Joseph P. had this to say:
>He also suggested that for complete peace of mind i should replace the pump
>too (another $200 with parts and labour) seeing as the unit is getting old.
>What do you think about this? I could do it myself and save the $75 labour,
>or i could just crucify my bank balance in one go and be done with it. Is
>there any way of telling when the pump will fail or will it simply give out
>on me all of a sudden whilst i'm on the freeway? I still have time to ask
>him to fit a new pump, so any advice would be really helpful.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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