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Q & A: Fump Pump & Tachometer Are Talking to each other...

Howdy from the Nickel City!

Just got back in the "British car thing" again with a '72 Midget after selling my '74 Midget back in 1993. I guess the call of an empty garage was too much to handle.

O.K. here is the problem - when the ignition key is moved to the "on position" but not to "start" you can hear the very slow clicking of the electrical fuel pump (looks like an original Lucas unit to me) but at the same time the Tach needle jumps to the same beat on each fuel pump click.
Very strange. The car is from the West Coast and I am slowly replacing all of the rubber gaskets and rubber items as I move around the outside of the car. I expect to work my way under the dashboard later next week. Anything to check as to why both electrical units are dancing together?

Mike Pelone

Mike!

The 1972 Midgets began with 105501, so your Midget must be between that number and 123730 (beginning of 1973). You should have an alternator. Follow me through on this: the tach takes its pulse as the current passes... read more