Re: fuel pump

[David Boyd <john@dboyd.demon.co.uk>]

In article <199812031433.JAA21345@obo.netinc.ca>, Mike Mulholland
<meyeke@netinc.ca> writes
>this made me laugh by reminding me of my 58 jag xk 150. it had two su fuel
>pumps (chugga..chugga) mounted under the floor boards on the right and left
>side of the car. they were also visible through the jacking holes which were
>inside the car and normally covered by a carpet and removeable plate. i
>discovered that when driving at a sustained high speed (more than 100 mph
>..it _could_ do 130) the fuel pumps would stick and performance would
>rapidly drop off. my wife learned how to poke through the jacking hole and
>tap the pump with a short stick enabling us to continue on in the desired
>manner.
Have a thought for we poor, humble Austin/Morris Mini owners, who had to
prostrate ourselves underneath the rear end, ask the girlfriend to
remove her shoe, and give the (solitary) SU under the floor a good whack
with the heel. (However, as in your modus operandi, if one had a *very*
intelligent girlfriend, she could be taught to do this all by herself,
just by issuing a simple command to her from the driving seat).
-- 
David Boyd
mailto:david@dboyd.demon.co.uk
Cumbria, UK