G'day all,

A recent trip to the wreckers got me thinking. What other old cars had electric fuel pumps that would do as substuitutes? I know about the Facet type units, but is there anything out there worth looking for.

I'm thinking '80s, Japanese, carburettored, non submerged sort of thing, to keep in the boot as a spare.

Any ideas?

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1958 Morris Minor 1000 - "Nigel"

I use Pierburg fuel pumps, same as found on some carb model Porches - small, light, quiet, reliable - and reasonably priced.

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Slide
1965 Mini Van (1360)
1970 Mk2 Cooper S (1310)
1978 Rover SD1 V8 (4.6)
1996 Land Rover Discovery V8 (4.0)

what about this!?

Seems right psi range!?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ELECTRONIC-FUEL-PUMP-SOLID-STATE-FEDTRO-40104_W0QQitemZ400069642582QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5d26024956&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

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New from the UK and wanting a NICE little British car!

Seems to be just a Facet by another name, or a copy thereof.
I have seen these badged as Facet, TRW, Purolator, and Repco.
Now Fedtro too.
These pumps work just fine with SU, Weber or Dellorto carbs, these days I would not fit anything else on a road car.
I mount them using a Mini front exhaust mount (rubber block one) to shut em up.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I'm not sure if it's still there, but dad used to run 2 pumps, the normal one up on the firewall, and one under the back. If the one on the firewall stopped, he'd switch the back one on

Also, I'm not sure how much it matters with those facets etc., but they're intended as a pressure pump, rather than a suction pump, so might be better installed under the back anyway

So maybe instead of having it as a spare in the boot, install it under the back and leave it turned off till you need it, or the other way around, use it, and leave the one on the firewall turned off till you never need it again

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

I have one of these Fedtro pumps - works fine on a standard 1100cc.

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-Alan
I blame my dad for my love of minis. I think I was conceived in the back seat of one
I also blame my Dad for me being 6' 1" - not really the optimum height for driving a Mini.

I've got a Facet on the Moke and a Fedtro on the Corona Coupe. Both seem to work fine.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

I put a Fedtro one in my LS. Cheap version of a Facet I guess. I never had a problem with it, except for me buying the higher pressure one and needing to put a regulator in (but in the future i'll fit the same setup I think!).

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Yep, I agree with the good Doc on this, I just fitted a Facet to my clubby using some "cotton reel" exhaust mounts and they are as quite as a mouse . This is the second mini I have used this pump on and never had a problem.

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May the fork be with you.

I have a Goss fuel pump. They are cordless.

I have a standard SU......Works like charm once I transistorised it........
cost me about $5 to do it. Call me old fashioned but I like the charming and reassuring tic, tic, tic, tic I get on start up.

I pulled a Clubby rodchange box down for KB one day, the motor on it must have had an `armless' Goss fuel pump.
Said arm was lying in the bottom of the diff housing, it had been belted mercilessly by all the whirly bits, but was still recognizable as a fuel pump arm.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I suppose it would go about a km or two before the carby runs out of fuel to let you know that the pump is attacking the gearbox.

The best bit was the PO simply fitted a blanking plate, electric pump and left it in there

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