I thought Mallory was owned by Super Shops and was sold when
they went belly up to Mr Gasket.
You would think they would at least sent me a card....
Doug Mallory
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
To: Tiger List <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, February 14, 1999 12:59 AM
Subject: Mallory cum Mr. Gasket?
>Listers,
>
>Just a little light input that I thought I might pass on to the List. It
>started about a year ago when, on a trip to L.A., my 5-year old Mallory
>model 4070 gearotor type fuel pump began acting up. Finally got so bad I
>pulled of the freeway and called Dale A. who came with his trailer and took
>me and Mr. Green back to his shop. Dale did a quick and dirty overhaul of
>the pump; basically just cleaned up the brushes and commutator and it was
>fine. At least until about three weeks ago when the same problem occurred
>again. This time I was able to limp all the way home. Guess it's time for a
>real overhaul, so go to Smokey's speed shop in Oceanside and order the
>rebuild kit for the model 4070. Was $9.95, now it's $14.95 and they tell me
>it'll be take about a week to get. Turned out to be more like two weeks
>'cause the warehouse "screwed up". So I finally get the rebuild kit and
>pull my pump and set to work. Gee, lots of parts here; new screws, new
>pressure adjustment springs, lots of new gaskets, etc. , etc., but what's
>this - NO BRUSHES?? They put everything but the kitchen sink in the kit and
>leave out the brushes. What gives?? So first thing I do is try and look up
>Mallory on the Web. Nothing listed in the SEMA list of manufacturers, no
>luck with www.mallory.com and versions thereof either. Oh well, just call
>the number given on the box in Carson City, NV. The automated greeting says
>something about you having reached "Mr. Gasket". Not a word about
>"Mallory". But I persevere and get connected to the service desk and
>explain my problem. Seems I needed to order a separate kit for the brushes;
>I forget the part number, but she is very apologetic and gets my address
>and promises to send me a pair of brushes gratis. And, indeed, yesterday
>they arrived; two tiny brushes in a huge mailing envelope.
>
>So, to summarize the important points, if you have a Mallory Model 70, or
>any other similar model for that matter, it would probably be advisable to
>get an extra set of brushes and carry them around so they're handy when the
>fuel pump fails (which most likely won't be close to home). But, if you
>don't have the points, you can probably make it run again for awhile by
>just cleaning up the commutator a bit. Also, looks like another merger is
>happening with Mr. Gasket now owning Mallory as well as Accel. Apparently
>Mallory is yet another casualty of the slump in the high performance
>after-market parts business.
>
>Happily on the road again in San Diego,
>
>Bob
>
>Robert L. Palmer
>Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
>rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
>rpalmer@cts.com
>
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