Is the Classic Car Parts world going down the pan?

[geoberni]

Whomever is listing items for Moss Rimmer since their merger needs to get some lessons in Classic Parts....

Since when did Stromberg make Fuel Pumps??
Burlen now own SU and Stromberg brands but heavens knows which SU pump this fits.
I don't believe Stromberg UK ever made anything other than Carburettors.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176939499594

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The Burlen/SU shop website lists the WZX 1710, but doesn't detail which pump(s) it is for.
If you generically just search for pump diaphragms, it doesn't give the WZX 1710 in the results.

It's getting bad enough finding parts, but these suppliers/manufacturers need to improve their performance.

The Moss Europe website lists it, but I'm not convinced by it's appearance and the listing details. The image they have appears to show a post '85 diaphragm:
https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/diaphragm ... mp-wzx1710

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[svenedin]

I wouldn't be surprised if they're using AI to consolidate listings. AI has a tendency to invent or conflate things or so my experiments with it have been. I used an AI scribe to summarise a professional meeting recently and the minutes it produced stated that one of the attendees was building a shed as part of his continuing professional development........It also said that I was teaching on a course (which I was not) in a place I had never been to or heard of........not quite right AI !

Stephen

[Bill_qaz]

Donald's new SI will fix the issues


Why 11 washers and 6 holes??

[svenedin]

Donald's new SI will fix the issues


Why 11 washers and 6 holes??

They're not washers, they're brass diaphragm spacers and the correct number.

Stephen

[Bill_qaz]

Donald's new SI will fix the issues


Why 11 washers and 6 holes??

They're not washers, they're brass diaphragm spacers and the correct number.

Stephen

Where are they on the parts diagram or is this a different model?

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[svenedin]

They are instead of part number 7, “centring plates”. Earlier pumps used brass spacers, then they used a nylon plastic contraption then reverted to the brass spacers. The part shown in your diagram is no longer available but can be found when refurbishing pumps of a certain era.

Stephen