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Awesome, thanks!
On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 4:56 PM Alex & Janet Thomson <
aljlthomson@charter.net> wrote:
> 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 fue=
l 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 modific=
ation, 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 pu=
mp
> that I used.
>
>
>
> Alex Thomson
>
>
>
> 73 TR6
>
> 71 GT6
>
> 8 John Deere
>
> 1 Case
>
> 1 Farmall
>
>
>
> *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
>
>
>
> 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, bu=
t
> in y'alls opinion, is an electric pump better than the old
> mechanical pump? Pros and cons, please? Thanks!
>
>
>
> --
>
> Bryan C. Loy
>
> Paradise Music
>
> Franklin, N.C.
>
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Bryan C. Loy
Paradise Music
Franklin, N.C.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Awesome, thanks!=C2=A0<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 4:56 PM =
Alex & Janet Thomson <<a href=3D"mailto:aljlthomson@charter.net";>alj=
lthomson@charter.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-sty=
le:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"=
EN-US"><div class=3D"gmail-m_-4041594646026611014WordSection1"><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,12=
5)">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. T=
here=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 b=
ut you would never hear it when you are driving, in my opinion. A stock, me=
chanical 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 ri=
ght up =E2=80=93 no need to prime the carbs with excessive cranking as ther=
e was with the old pump. The other challenge was finding a path to run a sw=
itched 12V source to the pump and then fishing the wire around that incredi=
bly tight dashboard/cowl area. I know that I should install an inertia safe=
ty 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 c=
an probably dig up the NAPA number for the pump that I used.<u></u><u></u><=
/span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Al=
ex Thomson<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></sp=
an></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif=
;color:rgb(31,73,125)">73 TR6<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">71 GT=
6<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family=
:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">8 John Deere<u></u><u></u></span>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;co=
lor:rgb(31,73,125)">1 Case<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">1 Farmal=
l<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family=
:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sa=
ns-serif">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,=
sans-serif"> Triumphs [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team=
.net" target=3D"_blank">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf O=
f </b>Bryan Loy<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 25, 2022 4:19 PM<br><b>To:=
</b> <a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">triumphs@=
autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] Another fuel pump question<u></u=
><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">Hello the list.=C2=A0 I had some work done on my TR6, an=
d the mechanic=C2=A0that rebuilt my carbs said I had a weak fuel pump. =C2=
=A0 Ok, I can handle that, but in y'alls opinion, is an electric pump b=
etter than the old mechanical=C2=A0pump?=C2=A0 Pros and cons, please?=C2=A0=
Thanks!=C2=A0<br clear=3D"all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">-- <u></u><u></u></=
p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Bryan C. Loy<u></u><u></u></p><div><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal">Paradise Music<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal">Franklin, N.C.=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></di=
v></div></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Bryan C. Loy<div>Paradi=
se Music</div><div>Franklin, N.C.=C2=A0</div></div></div>
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