[Staowners] 2007 Alpine Tour

[George Simpson - Forums]

Pete - I need to make the choice between originality and practicality. 
If I hid the SU pump under the car as was the case with most 
installations, then a filter could go next to it but if I decide to put 
the pump on the L/H side of the bulkhead, then again, the filter could 
be next to it.

George
Cognac
00.30am Jan 1, 2008



starcars8 at comcast.net wrote:
> Another step in fuel protection is to install a replaceable"can" type 
> fuel filter in the line at a point of your choice. I installed mine at 
> a point where the fuel line curves from the tank to the chassis. A 
> pain to get to but unobtrusive and something that does'nt have to be 
> accessed that often. If you are replacing the fuel line the filter 
> location could be moved to a point along the chassis as it would be 
> easy to put a bump out in the pipe to give clearance for the filter to 
> the chassis.          Pete
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>     -------------- Original message --------------
>     From: George Simpson - Forums <george.simpson.forums at neuf.fr>
>     Happy New Year to you too, John and to all Forum members.
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>     The idea of a copper petrol pipe is a good one. I'm sure the
>     Rootes engineers never thought that their steel pipe would be in
>     use 55 years after it left the factory and even a minimum of
>     internal rust would act as a trap for any rubbish which got picked
>     up by the pump. On the TO DO check list, scrub :"Rod petrol pipe
>     and visually check line" and replace with" Replace line with
>     copper pipe - check that it is well protected from any accidental
>     impact"
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>     Cheers
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>     George
>     Cognac
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>     John Badger wrote:
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>>     George,
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>>     Its worth remembering that the fuel pipe that runs along the
>>     chassis is steel, prone to rust and hence perforation. Rodding it
>>     might just see it off altogether. I replaced mine with a copper
>>     pipe and have never had a problem.
>>
>>     Happy New Year,
>>
>>     John Badger
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>>     ----- Original Message ----
>>     From: George Simpson - Forums <george.simpson.forums at neuf.fr>
>>     To: roy segrott <roy.segrott at ozemail.com.au>;
>>     Staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info
>>     Sent: Sunday, 30 December, 2007 9:14:11 AM
>>     Subject: Re: [Staowners] 2007 Alpine Tour
>>
>>     Good point, Roy - I was going to "rod' the fuel line with some
>>     sort of flexible wire to make sure there was no residual gum in
>>     the tube and I will now add a visual inspection of the whole length.
>>
>>     Another mod. will be to add an electric SU or SU type, low
>>     pressure pump on the bulkhead in line with the mechanical pump
>>     and with a switch under the dash. This will give me a back-up and
>>     also the capability to quickly prime the carb. after the car has
>>     been in the garage for a while.
>>
>>     George
>>     Cognac
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>>     roy segrott wrote:
>>>     George
>>>     Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Just make sure the fuel line isn't pinched
>>>     any where b 4 u take the tank out.
>>>     Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Roy Segrott
>>>
>>>         ----- Original Message -----
>>>         *From:* George Simpson - Forums
>>>         <mailto:george.simpson.forums at neuf.fr>
>>>         *To:* Bob Hamilton <mailto:hamilton at accesswave.ca>
>>>         *Cc:* 'Sunbeam Talbot Alpine Owners Mailing List'
>>>         <mailto:staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info>
>>>         *Sent:* Friday, December 28, 2007 8:23 PM
>>>         *Subject:* Re: [Staowners] 2007 Alpine Tour
>>>
>>>         Hi Bob - yes, it certainly was fuel starvation. If I took
>>>         off the top of the carb.after a stoppage, the float chamber
>>>         was empty. I changed the pump - happened to have a NOS with
>>>         me - but the problem persisted. I'm almost 100% sure it is
>>>         'junk' in the tank blocking the pick up tube so the tank
>>>         must come out. Alan Orpet has re-built my carb since
>>>         September and it runs much better - it was always too rich
>>>         before.
>>>
>>>         I'll let you know what I find with the tank out.
>>>
>>>         BTW, Peter Shimmel advised me of a grave error in my
>>>         previous post. Enzo Ferrari was the racing team manager of
>>>         Alfa Romeo, not Maserati. When I think that only last month
>>>         I was in Modena for 4 days and went round the Maserati
>>>         factory, the Ferrari classic dept., the Pagani "factory"
>>>         (they were on car no. 83), the Lamborghini factory and a
>>>         couple of famous body shops and museums including
>>>         Stanguellini, I don't know how I managed to mix Massers and
>>>         Alfas!!!!! As we drove back to France, we visited t he Alfa
>>>         Romeo museum at Arese, just outside Milan - a well guarded
>>>         secret, there were only about 3 people in it and it's full
>>>         of Alfa history (and pre/post-war racing cars).
>>>
>>>         Contritely
>>>
>>>         George
>>>         (too much cognac?)
>>>
>>>
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