Here are some photos of the old and new fuel pumps.
The first photo shows the filter, which is easily removed to reveal the fuel pump at the bottom of the tank.
The second photo shows the old pump on the left, in its fitting housing, and the new pump on the right. As you can see, the strainers are quite different. The rubber tube on the original connects to the ' de-gasator '. (see photo 4).
The third photo shows the difference in size of the pumps. The new pump is supplied with two foam/rubber type sleeves. I fitted the pump inside the longer one and then cut the shorter one lengthways and wrapped it around the first sleeve, using it to bulk out the pump , thus enabling me to use the original mounting.
The fourth photo shows the new pump installed in the tank. The de-gasator is on the left. As there was nowhere to connect the tube on the new strainer, I poked it down into the little cut-out in the fuel pump mounting bracket at the bottom of the fuel tank.
On the right of the photo, you can see the fuel level sender.
Important tip !
Be careful with the wiring connections. On the original pump, the wire with the smaller spade connection on it is connected to the smaller nut on the pump. The larger spade connection is connected to the larger nut on the pump. The new pump has spade terminals on it, so you have to cut the wires and fit two, different sized, spade connectors.
Only they've
reversed the connections at the pump, so check the polarity or the pump runs backwards. Guess how I discovered that ?
Well, it works fine now !
The total cost of the pump, Stock code ITP249, from
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk was £106.08.inc postage and tax. It arrived the day after I ordered it. Superb service
I hope this may be of some use to anyone who needs to remove or replace the fuel pump at any time.
