Re: [T3] FI fuel pump ordeal

[Tony Rongey <trongey@sbcglobal.net>]

OK.  You've got the rubber plug covered.  Now you need
to fix up some piston sleeves for us.  

I've got two pumps where the plug looks fine, but the
little piston doesn't seem to hold enough pressure to
slide back in the bore so the valve never opens.  It
looks like there's a press in sleeve there that could
conceivably be replaced. I guess you'd also need to
build us a tiny puller to remove the old sleeve ;)

I put a tiny press-fit block in the nook at the end of
the pressure channel.  It holds the piston open
without blocking the flow.  The pump makes pressure,
and relieves at about 60psi.  Of course the check
valve function is completely eliminated.

When you get things going I would be interested in a
couple of plugs and caps.

Tony
'70 Clementine Fasty (in progress)

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