Re: The Buzzing Bees

[MHLIGGINS@aol.com]

<<Assuming I do need to order a pump pronto, does anyone know whether TPC
carries just one brand, or do I have a choice I have to make? If a choice, is 
there much difference in the prices? How about longevity?>>
	I think all the Type 44s use the same basic pump, and there's only 
one (unlike Volvo.) We have noticed that the nuts that the electric wires are 
attached to are different sizes between early/late model cars, but that 
should be covered by the parts number.

<<Lastly, should I try to have a nearly empty tank when I undertake the
replacement? >>
	DEFINITELY, unless you like working through two feet of gasoline and 
getting it all over you.

<<And are there any gotchas or BTDTs that aren't covered by Bentley?>>
	Yep. The fuel pump is in a triangular plastic carriage with rubber 
shock absorbers. IT WILL ONLY FIT ONE WAY. You can force it in wrong, of 
course (as the "mechanic" who had worked on our '88 5K did before we bought 
it), but it goes one way. Everything is indexed. Put things back the way you 
found them. There is a "timing mark" on the fuel pump to index it into the 
plastic carriage, BTW, even though the pump appears to be round.

	Later.
	--ml