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West Limerick classic car servicing

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  • 14-04-2015 10:22am
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    Coolcappa
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭


    Hi guys. I'm looking for someone who is able to service a classic car in the west Limerick area. MG Midget won't start as the fuel pump is either blocked or needs replacing!! Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks simon


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    dooroy
    Registered Users Posts: 576 ✭✭✭dooroy


    Don't know about the Midget but I owned Morris Oxfords and Austin Cambridges many moons ago and they had an electric fuel pump in the boot .

    The points in the pump used to stick sometimes and if you tapped the pump casing it often got the pump working again . Of course it could stick again but if got you going then you knew where the problem lay .

    I often opened the pump up and cleaned the contacts but a new pump would probably be your best option .
    If you do some work on it yourself you could remove the fuel pipe from the carb , put the end into a jar for example and switch on the ignition - do not start it .
    If pump is working it should pump fuel into the jar .
    I think the MG Magnette and Wolseley 16/60 also used a similar system - so would expect the MG Midget to be similar ( some may have the pump in the engine bay instead of the boot and the pumps differ I think - one is for pushing ( boot ) and one is for pulling (engine bay )


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