Reply To: Fuel pump not working

Hi Bill

Another small thing I have fitted, is a non-return valve in the fuel line on the ‘in’ side of the fuel pump as left standing for a few days Tractions do seem to be prone to the fuel draining back. They are not expensive and you can get them on Ebay. If nothing else the most number of pumps I have to do on the primer now is around 10.

I also had a problem a while ago when working under the back of the car (on the exhaust) I became aware of the smell of petrol and further investigation revealed a small pool forming under the front of the car about level with the pump. The fuel and brake lines are run through one of the ‘V’ shaped strengtheners that run the length of the car under the floor and the open ends on mine (and I assume, others) have a cone shaped rubber ‘bung’ pushed in, I guess, to stop vibration and keep rubbish out. These work fine as long as there is enough room for any ingress of water to drain out. On mine, the front end had become blocked so that both the fuel line and the brake pipe were immersed in water and had been for some time leading to the fuel line becoming pitted with rust and eventuall starting to weep. Fortunately the brake line appears not to have suffered to the same extent. I have cut about six inches of the ‘V’ off with a Dremel as I found it was severely corroded and renewed the fuel pipe with kunifer.

Paul