Re: alfa-digest V7 #1261 - 69 Spica Fuel Pump

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

    The fuel pump on your 69 is rebuildable!  Not like the later sealed 
units.  I remember rebuilding my 71 GTV fuel pump on the picnic table at my 
grandparents home in Richmond, VA years ago.  Mine showed the same symptoms 
as yours.  A bit of grease on the bearings, some sand paper on the comutator 
and brushes and I was ready for the 1200 miles back home.

Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City


In a message dated 01/04/2000 2:07:36 PM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

<< 
 Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 16:40:00 +0400
 From: David Boxall <hogrider@domain.elided>
 Subject: Re: Spica Fuel Pump
 
 The fuel pressure warning light on my 69 1750 Spider has started flashing at
 speeds above 80 mph, together with some stuttering of the engine, so it's 
real !
 I shall set about the obvious things, like changing the fuel line filter and 
main
 filter, but knowing my luck it will almost certainly prove to be a failing 
pump.
 I seem to remember this subject coming up some time ago, but can't find it 
in my
 archives, when someone put forward a pretty simple method to check if the 
fuel
 delivery rate was up to spec. by measuring the amount of fuel pumped into a
 container in a pre-determined time.  Can anyone enlighten me about this, and 
at
 the same time suggest the best replacement pump available.
 
 Regards
 David Boxall - Dubai
 Speed restricted Spider.
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