Morris Minor Owners Club

Hello All

The fuel pump on my 1967 Traveller died on me this morning. I have only had her 2 weeks and wonder whether I should put an S.U. pump back? The pump that packed up was a german one that the previous owner had fitted? Are the S.U. pumps easy to fit and maintain or are they old hat now?

Many thanks

Ruth (and Dolly)

you can buy new su pumps, i have only used these and had no problems at all.

aupickup wrote:you can buy new su pumps, i have only used these and had no problems at all.

Hi thanks, I have priced a new S.U. pump and it is not too expensive it's just that I wondered whether the technology was old hat now and perhaps not so reliable as a more modern design?

well you can buy service kits for the su pump, and if the points are sticking you can normaslly hit the body and get them going again.
i am sticking with the old su pump, they are reliable

Those German pumps are nothing but trouble. There have been quite a few failures reported on here recently. Best get an SU type (2nd hand from a rally or eBay?).

Avoid those german pumps - that's the 4th one I've heard of failing this year.
Mine overheated and stopped working all together and I was lucky to be rescued by Cam and Lowedb with a spare pump.
The 'failed' pump now works again but I'm not going to put it back on a car!

Personally I would go for an second hand (original) SU pump and fit some new points to it - These days I am wary of new parts as they never last as long as the original parts.

I have priced a new S.U. pump and it is not too expensive it's just that I wondered whether the technology was old hat now and perhaps not so reliable as a more modern design?

It might be old hat technology but its very reliable thats why they are still made although the current manufacturers ( http://www.burlen.co.uk/ )do make an electronic one as well, just avoid the aftermarket german pattern ones with a long barge pole.
And yes the pumps are very easy to fit.

Hi,
I've had a converted/upgraded SU pump for about 4 years now and it's never been a problem.

Regards,
Wal

just avoid the aftermarket german pattern ones with a long barge pole.

The aftermarket one on Ray's car didn't have a long barge pole. I'd avoid them with or without it.

lowedb,

that's what I was gpoing to say, except I couldn't think of the right wat to word it

Many thanks all for your input and help everyone, I have ordered a new genuine S.U. pump from Bull Motif and will let you know how I get on with it

Thank you
Ruth and Dolly

Hi Ruth!

Remember to make sure the contacts are clean. Hebe's SU packed up at the National so we brought a new one and fitted it on the field, only to have it fail on the way home - it turned out the earth contact was filthy...

I know it sounds silly, but it's easy to overlook!

If it's the German pump I've heard of them going lots of times.

It's worth getting a second hand old SU pump and replacing the points though. I've also heard of new SU's packing up.... and having a spare isn't too much extra to carry around. It can also save you a lot of breakdown fees! (Five mins to fit as oppose to an hour by the road and a tow!)

Thanks for the tip, have checked the earth contact and it seems O.K. The new pump should arrive tomorrow. If I buy a second hand spare pump how do I go about replacing the points, and how on earth do I set them up??
;-)

Ruth