Thanks for the unanimous input Mike, Geo and Dave. I agree and have followed
the advice to leave well enough alone.
Since I had the pump out I decided to keep going and change the oil filter.
Popped off the canister and on a whim decided to remove the sealing rubber
ring. I never touch the sealing ring normally, but this time I decided to pop
it out. Used a little screwdriver and discovered that with the ring out, there
was still a soft base to the channel. Ah ha! I had two sealing rings in there;
God knows for how long. That explains some aggravating and excessive leaking
I've noticed. So a nice little bonus to having done the pump job.
It's interesting that the diaphragm in the pump was a sort of canvas sandwich,
whereas the replacement (Country) was three loose layers of rubber. The
original had a few slit-like cracks in it, so that would be where the lead came
from. I wonder how the rubber replacement will endure compared to the original.
Cheers,
Mark
P.S. I have learned that Duesenbergs had a lot more power than I thought. The
list knows all. All hail the list! :^)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Michael Godley
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 9:51 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: AC fuel pump servicing
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 21:22:38 -0400
From: "Mark Hooper" <mhooper@digiscreen.ca>
Subject: AC fuel pump servicing
My TR6's fuel pump started dripping..I see that new one-way valves are included
in the kit. The originals are
staked into the casing.....The pump has been pumping just fine and the valves
look OK. Am I just
spending a lot of effort for nothing in replacing them, or should I rip out
the old and put in these new aluminum -bodied units that came with the kit?
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Mark, I have serviced both ways. If the valves look good then just change the
diaphragm and get back on the road....changing the staked valves is not
difficult, but will take extra time on the first go round since you have to
learn the technique...and would be a good winter project.
Cheers
Mike Godley
65 TR4A
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