Subject: [TR] Another fuel pump question

From: Bryan Loy <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:19:11 -0500

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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!

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Bryan C. Loy
Paradise Music
Franklin, N.C.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello the list.=C2=A0 I had some work done on my TR6, and =
the mechanic=C2=A0that rebuilt my carbs said I had a weak fuel pump. =C2=A0=
 Ok, I can handle that, but in y&#39;alls opinion, is an electric pump bett=
er than the old mechanical=C2=A0pump?=C2=A0 Pros and cons, please?=C2=A0 Th=
anks!=C2=A0<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Br=
yan C. Loy<div>Paradise Music</div><div>Franklin, N.C.=C2=A0</div></div></d=
iv></div>

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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:34:24 -0500

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From: bill beecher <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 17:15:51 -0600

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All the positive reasons Alex said.  I went to a switched post under the bon=
net, no desire to get behind the dash if I can avoid it.=20
Bill B
TS30800L

=E2=80=9CLast night I saw upon the stair,
A little man who wasn't there,
He wasn't there again today
Oh, how I wish he'd go away=E2=80=9D.... Mearns

On Feb 25, 2022, at 4:08 PM, Bryan Loy <[email-masked]> wrote:

=EF=BB=BF
Awesome, thanks!=20

On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 4:56 PM Alex & Janet Thomson <[email-masked]=
t> wrote:
> The day before we took our GT6 to the historic races at Lime Rock Park las=
t 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 mou=
nted low on the car, preferably below the tank. I mounted it on the side of t=
he left front frame section. For a =E2=80=9CSunday Night Special=E2=80=9D mo=
dification, 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 n=
ever hear it when you are driving, in my opinion. A stock, mechanical pump i=
s still available from one of the big two for about $40 but I needed to get t=
his car running with only a 5 hour window to do the work. The other nice thi=
ng 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 p=
ump. The other challenge was finding a path to run a switched 12V source to t=
he pump and then fishing the wire around that incredibly tight dashboard/cow=
l area. I know that I should install an inertia safety switch but the car wi=
ll be going up for sale sometime as I can no longer easily enter it or extra=
ct myself from it. If somebody wants the info, I can probably dig up the NAP=
A number for the pump that I used.
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> From: Triumphs [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of Bryan=
 Loy
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2022 4:19 PM
> To: [email-masked]
> Subject: [TR] Another fuel pump question
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> Hello the list.  I had some work done on my TR6, and the mechanic that reb=
uilt 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?  Pro=
s and cons, please?  Thanks!=20
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Bryan C. Loy
Paradise Music
Franklin, N.C.=20

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">All the positive reasons Alex said. &nbsp;I=
 went to a switched post under the bonnet, no desire to get behind the dash i=
f I can avoid it.&nbsp;<div>Bill B</div><div>TS30800L</div><div><br><br><div=
 dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">=E2=80=
=9CLast night I saw upon the stair,<br>A little man who wasn't there,<br>He w=
asn't there again today<br>Oh, how I wish he'd go away=E2=80=9D.... Mearns</=
span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Feb 25, 2022, at 4:08 PM, Bryan Loy &lt;p=
[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<=
div dir=3D"ltr">Awesome, thanks!&nbsp;<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 4:56 PM Ale=
x &amp; Janet Thomson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">aljltho=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:sol=
id;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US">=
<div class=3D"gmail-m_-4041594646026611014WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The d=
ay 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 ba=
d and I already had promised the parade lap at lunchtime to one of my studen=
t employees. Answer =E2=80=93 install an electric Facet pump. There=E2=80=99=
s not a lot of room on a GT6 and those pumps work best if they are mounted l=
ow on the car, preferably below the tank. I mounted it on the side of the le=
ft 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 h=
ear it when you are driving, in my opinion. A stock, mechanical pump is stil=
l available from one of the big two for about $40 but I needed to get this c=
ar 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. T=
he other challenge was finding a path to run a switched 12V source to the pu=
mp and then fishing the wire around that incredibly tight dashboard/cowl are=
a. 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 my=
self from it. If somebody wants the info, I can probably dig up the NAPA num=
ber for the pump that I used.<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>=
&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Ca=
libri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Alex Thomson<u></u><u></u></span></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:r=
gb(31,73,125)"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=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,sa=
ns-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">71 GT6<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal"><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;color:rgb(31,73,125)">1 Case<u></u><u></u></s=
pan></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif=
;color:rgb(31,73,125)">1 Farmall<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u><=
/u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> Triumphs [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:t=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]=
m.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bryan Loy<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 25=
, 2022 4:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" targ=
et=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] Another fu=
el pump question<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp=
;<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hello the list.&nbsp; I had some wor=
k done on my TR6, and the mechanic&nbsp;that rebuilt my carbs said I had a w=
eak fuel pump. &nbsp; Ok, I can handle that, but in y'alls opinion, is an el=
ectric pump better than the old mechanical&nbsp;pump?&nbsp; Pros and cons, p=
lease?&nbsp; Thanks!&nbsp;<br clear=3D"all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<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><di=
v><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Paradise Music<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">Franklin, N.C.&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div=
></div></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>Par=
adise Music</div><div>Franklin, N.C.&nbsp;</div></div></div>
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