Speaking of fuel line shut off. My three has one of the original
brass shut off valves that fits before the pump. It has the top tap
that you pull up to allow fuel to flow and then twist and push
down to shut off the fuel flow (I thinks I have the order correct).
Anyway. With it bead blasted and looking like new, I find it difficult
to believe that it would stay in the "open" position with all the
bumps and jiggles of the 3 driving down the road. Do they hold
their open position better with the fuel pressure from the fuel
running through the devise or are they prone to shut off after hitting
a nice bump in the road. Any opinions as to installing this when
I get to that part or to leave it off?
TIA
Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
'70 TR6
'59 TR3
Brian Sanborn wrote:
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> Bill,
>
> Unfortunatly, it sounds like you need a new cork sediment bowl gasket. Order
> 2 or 3 while your at it... or make a new one from sheet gasket material.
>
> But the first thing to do is to put one of those lawn tracter plastic fuel
> shutoff valves in the rubber hose so you can fix it now and in the future
> service the pump whenever you need to.
>
> Brian Sanborn
> 62 TR4 CT16260L soon to be "O" - Groton, MA
>
> My TR4 Restoration Web Site
> http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn
> E-Mail: sanborn@net1plus.com
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