"I was staking the valves in place. The metal sort of crumbled." I hear your
pain. I rebuilt mine last week and did the same thing. I have no idea how
they do it, but something has to be bent or damaged to get the valves out. I
decided to keep the original on the car, it looks like it still
functions...I did not make a big mess out of it, and I just cleaned it out
and put in the new screen etc.
Steve R.
72' TR6 (project)
79' Spitfire
The Roadster Factory Member 01'
www.newenglandtriumphs.org
www.triumphtr6.net
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:39:19 -0400
From: Hugh Fader <hfader@usa.net>
Subject: Install Repro or Rebuilt Fuel Pump
I bought a repro fuel pump as a backup as I was rebuilding the AC pump for
my TR6. Now I'm trying to decide which one should be the backup. I'm not
really confident in my rebuild. In particular, I hit the punch too hard when
I was staking the valves in place. The metal sort of crumbled. They seem to
be in place pretty well but I'm not totally sure I trust them. Any opinions
on the repro? This one came from TRF. It has the priming lever, but the body
of the pump is smaller. Does it flow enough? Is it reliable? Any comments?
Thanks,
Hugh Fader
72 TR6
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