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The day before we took our GT6 to the historic races at Lime Rock Park =
last fall, I couldn=E2=80=99t get the car started. The old mechanical =
fuel pump was bad and I already had promised the parade lap at lunchtime =
to one of my student employees. Answer =E2=80=93 install an electric =
Facet pump. There=E2=80=99s not a lot of room on a GT6 and those pumps =
work best if they are mounted low on the car, preferably below the tank. =
I mounted it on the side of the left front frame section. For a =
=E2=80=9CSunday Night Special=E2=80=9D modification, it worked great =
=E2=80=93 we all enjoyed the parade laps at Lime Rock. Those pumps do =
make a =E2=80=9Cticking=E2=80=9D sound but you would never hear it when =
you are driving, in my opinion. A stock, mechanical pump is still =
available from one of the big two for about $40 but I needed to get this =
car running with only a 5 hour window to do the work. The other nice =
thing is that after a long storage time, the engine fires right up =
=E2=80=93 no need to prime the carbs with excessive cranking as there =
was with the old pump. The other challenge was finding a path to run a =
switched 12V source to the pump and then fishing the wire around that =
incredibly tight dashboard/cowl area. I know that I should install an =
inertia safety switch but the car will be going up for sale sometime as =
I can no longer easily enter it or extract myself from it. If somebody =
wants the info, I can probably dig up the NAPA number for the pump that =
I used.
=20
Alex Thomson
=20
73 TR6
71 GT6
8 John Deere
1 Case
1 Farmall
=20
From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of =
Bryan Loy
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2022 4:19 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] Another fuel pump question
=20
Hello the list. I had some work done on my TR6, and the mechanic that =
rebuilt my carbs said I had a weak fuel pump. Ok, I can handle that, =
but in y'alls opinion, is an electric pump better than the old =
mechanical pump? Pros and cons, please? Thanks!=20
=20
--=20
Bryan C. Loy
Paradise Music
Franklin, N.C.=20
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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The day =
before we took our GT6 to the historic races at Lime Rock Park last =
fall, I couldn=E2=80=99t get the car started. The old mechanical fuel =
pump was bad and I already had promised the parade lap at lunchtime to =
one of my student employees. Answer =E2=80=93 install an electric Facet =
pump. There=E2=80=99s not a lot of room on a GT6 and those pumps work =
best if they are mounted low on the car, preferably below the tank. I =
mounted it on the side of the left front frame section. For a =
=E2=80=9CSunday Night Special=E2=80=9D modification, it worked great =
=E2=80=93 we all enjoyed the parade laps at Lime Rock. Those pumps do =
make a =E2=80=9Cticking=E2=80=9D sound but you would never hear it when =
you are driving, in my opinion. A stock, mechanical pump is still =
available from one of the big two for about $40 but I needed to get this =
car running with only a 5 hour window to do the work. The other nice =
thing is that after a long storage time, the engine fires right up =
=E2=80=93 no need to prime the carbs with excessive cranking as there =
was with the old pump. The other challenge was finding a path to run a =
switched 12V source to the pump and then fishing the wire around that =
incredibly tight dashboard/cowl area. I know that I should install an =
inertia safety switch but the car will be going up for sale sometime as =
I can no longer easily enter it or extract myself from it. If somebody =
wants the info, I can probably dig up the NAPA number for the pump that =
I used.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o=
:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Alex =
Thomson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o=
:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>73 =
TR6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>71 =
GT6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>8 John =
Deere<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>1 =
Case<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>1 =
Farmall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o=
:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Bryan Loy<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 25, 2022 4:19 =
PM<br><b>To:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] Another =
fuel pump question<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hello =
the list. I had some work done on my TR6, and the =
mechanic that rebuilt my carbs said I had a weak fuel pump. =
Ok, I can handle that, but in y'alls opinion, is an electric pump better =
than the old mechanical pump? Pros and cons, please? =
Thanks! <br clear=3Dall><o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>-- =
<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Bryan C. =
Loy<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Paradise =
Music<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Franklin, =
N.C. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>
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