G'wan! Honest and for true? It's amazing the pump lasted this long then, the
state it was in. It's also explaining the persistent fuel smell I had around
the car. Drove me round the bend trying to find it. The smell seems to have
evaporated greatly along with the leak.
Cheers,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: tr3driver@comcast.net [mailto:tr3driver@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 11:44 AM
To: Mark Hooper; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: AC fuel pump servicing
> It's interesting that the diaphragm in the pump was a sort of canvas
> sandwich,
I believe that would indicate that all of the original 'rubber' has been
dissolved by modern fuel. I suspect that, if you cut apart the new
replacement, you'll see that the 'canvas' is still there, as reinforcement for
the rubber that you see.
Randall
> 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! :^)
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