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Re: [TR] TR3A Fuel pump

Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Fuel pump
From: Rye Livingston <ryel@mac.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:25:14 -0700
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I installed an electric fuel pump right below the tank in my TR3A.  I =
will add that initially I installed a FAUET pump and it was crazy loud.  =
I=E2=80=99d heard others have the same issue.  My local Triumph shop =
then recommended a Hardi Electric Fuel Pump:=20
https://www.hardi-automotive.com/en/products/fuel-pumps/

A fellow Triumph club member had installed the same pump in his TR4, and =
he mounted it in the engine bay and has had no issues with it pulling =
fuel from the tank.

Rye




> On Oct 22, 2023, at 10:03 AM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> On 10/22/23 9:40 AM, Alex&Janet Thomson wrote:
>> All - I'm sure this has been discussed before but my question is this =
- I have a freiend who plans to install a Moss supplied electric fuel =
pump to his TR3A. I don't know if it is the Facet pump or the universal =
Lucas pump. Any suggestions on the best place to mount this pump. I =
assume at the back of the car is best, below the fuel tank level.
> On my TR3 I mounted an electric fuel pump and fuel filter before the =
pump on the inside of the frame rail. I fabricated a metal mounting =
plate to mount them to the frame rail by the fuel tank. In general =
electric fuel pumps are good at pushing fuel but not so much as pulling =
fuel so having it below the bottom of the tank makes it easier. =
Especially after running out of fuel.
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
installed an electric fuel pump right below the tank in my TR3A. &nbsp;I =
will add that initially I installed a FAUET pump and it was crazy loud. =
&nbsp;I=E2=80=99d heard others have the same issue. &nbsp;My local =
Triumph shop then recommended a&nbsp;Hardi Electric Fuel Pump:&nbsp;<div =
class=3D""><a =
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class=3D"">https://www.hardi-automotive.com/en/products/fuel-pumps/</a><br=
 class=3D""><div><br class=3D""></div><div>A fellow Triumph club member =
had installed the same pump in his TR4, and he mounted it in the engine =
bay and has had no issues with it pulling fuel from the =
tank.</div><div><br class=3D""></div><div>Rye</div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div><br class=3D""></div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct 22, 2023, at 10:03 AM, TeriAnn J. =
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">On 10/22/23 9:40 =
AM, Alex&amp;Janet Thomson wrote:<br class=3D""></div><blockquote =
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style=3D"font-size: 14pt;" class=3D"">All - I'm sure this has been =
discussed before but my question is this - I have a freiend who plans to =
install a Moss supplied electric fuel pump to his TR3A. I don't know if =
it is the Facet pump or the universal Lucas pump. Any suggestions on the =
best place to mount this pump. I assume at the back of the car is best, =
below the fuel tank level.</span></div></div></blockquote><p =
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=3D"">On my =
TR3 I mounted an electric fuel pump and fuel filter before the pump on =
the inside of the frame rail. I fabricated a metal mounting plate to =
mount them to the frame rail by the fuel tank. In general electric fuel =
pumps are good at pushing fuel but not so much as pulling fuel so having =
it below the bottom of the tank makes it easier. Especially after =
running out of fuel.</p><p style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
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