20-01-2018, 10:21 AM
(19-01-2018, 09:40 PM)Colin Swinbourne Wrote: Thanks for the update.
This is useful and interesting, particularly the fuel pump part, as I have had problems with my 1929 Rover that has a scuttle tank and an SU that I have fitted in place of its original AMAL.
I have been having problems with it running under any load, and wonder is an LP fuel pump may do the trick.
Hi Colin, I don't know the relative heights between the carb float bowl and the base of the tank on your car. But on the Austin, with a carb bolted straight onto the side-draught manifold, I believe a lack of pump is unlikely to cause that problem if you maintain a good head of petrol in the tank. The pump only being necessary when the tank is nearly empty and you are going up hill. I'm going to fit a pump so it works well under these circumstances, but the car drives perfectly on a full tank with no pump, relying on gravity to keep the fuel filling the float bowl.
Rgds, Robin