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fuel pump

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:07 pm
by donkeychomp
Is the mechanical fuel pump the same on a 410 and 413? Piglet 5 needs a new one....dammit!

Re: fuel pump

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:02 am
by Anton
Erm - wish I knew! What's happening with all the bits breaking on your piglets? Brakes, fuel pumps... How many piglets are running around happy right now?

Re: fuel pump

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:34 am
by donkeychomp
Well Piglet 3 plods on in her usual reliable manner. 6 is being fixed tomorrow. 5 starts if I squirt brake cleaner down the carb..she ain't sucking up enough juice. A 413 fuel pump is on ebay new for £28 but a 410 is rare or beyond expensive. £100+ for some reason but they look the same to me. Always something breaking down here...

Re: fuel pump

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:06 am
by Anton
Doesn't Mike have any?

Re: fuel pump

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:27 pm
by ScottieJ
410 pumps are driven directly off the Cam and 413/vit are driven off a pushrod as far as iirc, I'm not sure if they are interchangeable, even some of the 1.3 and 1.6 ones don't swap over because the plunger arms are different heights.

I get lost and can't remember which piglet is which :lol: some F8/F10 fuel pumps can be rebuilt.

I might have a spare pump, I will check and throw it in your box of bits Alex. (i'm actually mobile again now so you will get it asap. :thumbup: )

Re: fuel pump

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:03 pm
by donkeychomp
Cheers Scottie. Piglet 5 is the blue LJ with the 410 engine...

Re: fuel pump

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:26 pm
by RickUK
Any reason why you could not use a electric fuel pump ??? if the original mechanical is not only hard to locate but also expensive then a electric pump could be located for a cheaper price and do the same thing.

Of course just a suggest,but more than likely i am talking i am a load of cr@p :hahaha:

Re: fuel pump

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:03 pm
by daemon982
why not electric fuel pump, just installed it yesterday on my 1.6 8v carb engine and it works like a charm. And you don't need pressure regulator.

this is were i got it.

http://www.kraftstoffpumpen.com/hardi-k ... -p-72.html :armsup:

Re: fuel pump

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:48 pm
by donkeychomp
Why faff around with that when I can just bolt one in? And I'd like to keep the engine as original as possible too!

Re: fuel pump

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:31 pm
by Darrell