Facet fuel pump

[67-2door]

My minor is fitted with a Facet electric fuel pump which ticks all the time that the ignition is turned on. Is this normal? I believe the standard pump stops ticking after it's built up pressure, should the Facet pump do the same?
Thanks.
Neil.

[bmcecosse]

No idea- but I rather suspect they tick all the time. Someone will know for sure!

[Mogwai]

Yes its normal for a facet pump to run constantly. also do you have a pressure regulator as well as some of the facet pumps can run at quite a high pressure

[67-2door]

No, there's no pressure regulator it runs a pipe straight to the carb.
Will it be doing any harm?

[MarkyB]

What pressure does it deliver?
I think the carb is expecting about 2psi.

[Mogwai]

If its a higher pressure pump it could overwhelm the float jet & cause mixture irregularities or flood the engine in extreme cases. My MG has a facet pump which runs at about 8psi and is reduced with a regulator to about 1.5-2psi for the Weber DCOE on it as they can be sensitive to pressure, more so than an SU

[67-2door]

I've absolutely no idea what pressure it runs at, it was on the car when I got it.
Is the delivery pressure marked on the pump anywhere?

[Mogwai]

does it match one of these http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/FUEL- ... index.html (lots to choose from)

[bmcecosse]

If it's on the car and not giving any problems - don't lose sleep over it!