Too funny... I once drove our VW about 3 miles back to the house using
only the accelerator pump circuit in the carb.. (No kidding.) I was
trying to ressurect the car after it had sat for years and the carb had
gotten all gunked up. The primary jet got clogged with some loose crap
and I had no tools with me, so I had to keep pumping the gas pedal (I'm
talking about FAST here!) to get it to limp, sputtering and bucking,
back home.
We made it, took about half an hour, I looked really stupid to
passers-by, and my calf was pumped up to about 3 times it's normal size
and totally cramped, but we made it.
I carry tools now.
John
Andrew Mace wrote:
>
> On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Edward Hutchinson wrote:
>
> > If awards were given for the best answer, the following would take first
>place:
> >
> > > That's the manual pump function, if the rod doesn't push the pump you can
> > > have somebody sit on the fender and work that lever while you drive.
> > > Just kidding, it's to force gas to the carbs, handy if the car has
> > > been sitting awhile.
> > >
> > >Jody
>
> Ack. Brings back 25-year-old memories of trying to help nurse a friend's
> 1952 MG-TD (sorry) a mile or so back to his house. The typically
> recalcitrant SU electric fuel pump required gentle persuasion (light
> handle-of-screwdriver taps), administered by the passenger (moi) via the
> open RHS of the bonnet. IMS, the fold-down windscreen made access somewhat
> easier.
>
> Just as typically, the fuel pump required only a quick dressing of the
> points to render it serviceable once again. Meanwhile I was quick to
> proudly demonstrate the reliability of my TR3A...while fuel slowly dripped
> from the tank outlet pipe....
>
> --Andy
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