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Indy broke down!!!!!
lotusmadandy - 20/4/09 at 07:47 PM

Hi all, got a few days off work and thought
i might tax the indy and go for run.
so with the disk in the holder me and my mate Dave in his 2B set off to go to halfrauds and back.All was fine until on the way back my fuel pump packed up.
luckily Dave has a rope and dragged me home.when i took the pump off and took it to bits i found the points badly pitted and stuck shut.I cleaned them up and the pump seems to work ok but i doubt it will last very long like this and will stop again.

My question to the font of all knowledge is this; has anyone had this problem before,do you all think it will be ok or should i just buy a pump and replace it.I have found a couple of second hand pumps local for £50 each but didnt count on this so early in the year.
By the way it is a 2litre pinto with zzr 1100 carbs and a zx6 pump,mounted on the front bulkhead.

Many thanks in advance (again)

Andy

speedyxjs - 20/4/09 at 07:54 PM

Normally if the pump fails, you can encourage it to work with a good wallop

lotusmadandy - 20/4/09 at 08:13 PM

Aye i tried giving it several belts
at the side of the road but that didnt work. It made feel like a proper tw*t
getting towed home,so i want to make sure it doesnt happen again.

Andy

sickbag - 20/4/09 at 08:17 PM

You could get yourself a new pump for £50.

I wouldn't bother with another 2nd-hand pump as you don't know how long that one will last.

lotusmadandy - 20/4/09 at 08:28 PM

A new one for £50,i can only get a used one for that.I was told £100 new.

Andy

austin man - 20/4/09 at 08:42 PM

give it a good shot of WD40 and it should last the season out

stevec - 20/4/09 at 09:30 PM

I had the same problem with my Kawasaki pump, Mounting it at the rear instead of the front fixed the problem. It liked to push fuel not pull it.
Steve.

coozer - 21/4/09 at 07:20 AM

Whoe of whoes Andy, move the pump to the back and it gets an easier time.

vinnievector - 21/4/09 at 07:53 AM

Hi ,lotus .
as you know i have sim setup to you . only difference is i run a facet pump near to the tank and preasure reg near the carbs all seems to work well .and both are available on fleabay .
hope this helps car nearly fin now and the loom issuse sort so thanks for help vin .

02GF74 - 21/4/09 at 08:11 AM

quote:
Originally posted by lotusmadandy
When i took the pump off and took it to bits i found the points badly pitted and stuck shut. I cleaned them up and the pump seems to work ok but i doubt it will last very long like this and will stop again.



I am wondering if a condenser, like that fitted in points distrbutors, would increase longeivity of the points? ... but then, you'd think the manufacturer would have done that.

sickbag - 21/4/09 at 10:15 AM

quote:
Originally posted by lotusmadandy
A new one for £50,i can only get a used one for that.I was told £100 new.

Andy


Sorry, didn't have time to explain properly. There's plenty of new Facet, etc, pumps on ebay going for a lot less than what you'd pay for a replacement bike pump.

Just a thought as well - if the original donor bike had ram-air then the actual pump pressure can sometimes be a bit too high at higher revs, so an aftermarket pump might fuel better at high speed.

DarrenW - 21/4/09 at 03:28 PM

I have same set up as you. I was going to fit a solid state facet pump for about £40 ish (iirc), but in the end got a 1000cc bike pump for about £25. Its worth a wanted ad on here to see if anyone has a spare kicking about. £50 sounds a bit steep, id want the carbs attached for that