Subject: Re: [TR] Stag

From: Philip Ethier <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 06:48:41 -0500

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On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 3:29 PM Frank Magnusson <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> I used to have a non original pump in my otherwise stock Stag; I think it
> was a Facet pump from a Rover.  It was a cylindrical pump, not the square
> one that Randall described.  It also never shut off like the stock pumps
> do, but that could have been also due to a stuck open check valve on one of
> the carb float bowls...
>
> I hear that these pumps tend to lose their prime in the stock location.

Yes. In a Stag, mount it between the spare tire and the fuel tank, as far
forward in the car as possible.

> Mine finally quit; it kept clicking like mad but would not pump any fuel.
> I've replaced it with the stock SU pump and hope that does the trick.  Hope
> to have it running in a few weeks.
>
> No clue for the Holley carb.  You might try posting your question on the
> Stag Facebook group; lots of guys there with all kinds of different setups.
>
> < I have installed a Holley 390 carb in my stag. The directions for
> install say fuel pressure should be 5-7 psi, more than the stock setup. I
> am curious as to what others have use as a fuel pump.
> David in Oregon >
>
> Frank
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 3:29 PM Frank =
Magnusson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8=
ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi David,<br>
<br>
I used to have a non original pump in my otherwise stock Stag; I think it w=
as a Facet pump from a Rover.=C2=A0 It was a cylindrical pump, not the squa=
re one that Randall described.=C2=A0 It also never shut off like the stock =
pumps do, but that could have been also due to a stuck open check valve on =
one of the carb float bowls...<br>
<br>
I hear that these pumps tend to lose their prime in the stock location.=C2=
=A0</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes. In a Stag, mount it between the sp=
are tire and the fuel tank, as far forward in the car as possible.</div><di=
v>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> Mine final=
ly quit; it kept clicking like mad but would not pump any fuel.=C2=A0 I&#39=
;ve replaced it with the stock SU pump and hope that does the trick.=C2=A0 =
Hope to have it running in a few weeks.<br>
<br>
No clue for the Holley carb.=C2=A0 You might try posting your question on t=
he Stag Facebook group; lots of guys there with all kinds of different setu=
ps.<br>
<br>
&lt; I have installed a Holley 390 carb in my stag. The directions for inst=
all say fuel pressure should be 5-7 psi, more than the stock setup. I am cu=
rious as to what others have use as a fuel pump. <br>
David in Oregon &gt;<br>
<br>
Frank<br>
<br>
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