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Q & A: Fuel Pump

Friday March 29th, 2002
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
Thanks for the tips on bleeding the brakes and locating the line that
blows a fuse.

Took the fuel line off at the front T and pumped out two bottles of
Coke. But the fuel pump still works continuously. Have run the '68B
roadster for only a few minutes at a time from the street (where I keep
it covered so that the lack of plates will not be noticed) to the
driveway 10' away where I can work on it. Might the problem go away
when I get it registered and can run it around the beltway? If that
doesn't work, I'll take off the fuel line at the pump and pump out gas.

Got a used folding frame for the top (I have the stowaway frame). The
seller gave me a 1" flat, countersunk bolt. Now I know the thread but
the seller said that each side takes two different lengths of bolts. If
so, what lengths?

I may need seat belts, the ones without the take-up creel. Would you
have a set of good used or new ones? If so, how much?

Thanks again.

Jerry Stilkind

JERRY! If the fuel pump is an original, SU pump, then it will shut off
once the pressure in the fuel line reaches about 2-3psi. If the pump does
NOT shut off, but continues chattering away, then: you're out of gas;
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