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MG TD TF 1500 - Fuel pump outlet

1950 MGTD: I installed a new fuel pump from Moss and it is different than the one it replaces (the new one is proper, God only knows where the one it replaces came from). On the intake side, the fuel line attaches to the inlet with the existing coupling hardware. On the outlet side, the pump does not have a "nipple" to attach the fuel line to the carbs. The nipple on the previous fuel pump does not fit. The outlet has a threaded male member that looks like you'd attach an elbow "nipple" to it. I ordered an elbow unit from Moss, but it does not seem to do the trick either. A trip to the hardware store proved futile in that the threads of the outlet would not fit anything in the hardware store. Can someone describe the proper set-up of the outlet assembly? Or better yet, send a photo!
Robert

The elbow consists of three parts, the elbow itself, a compression nut and a compression ring. The unit works similar to plumbing compression ring fittings. The nut is slipped onto the unthreaded end and then the compression ring slipped on where it slides into the nut. The elbow is then placed on the fuel pump and tightened. You don't want to shove the elbow all the way onto the pump before tightening as the compression ring may not seat properly. Leave it up about 1/16". The fuel pump hose then screws directly to the threaded portion of the elbow.

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Robert

See Abingdon Spares (www.abingdonspares.com) item 19-136 for elbow..

Jan
Jan Hurd

Did all TD's use braided steel hoses for the fuel lines from the pump to the carbs? When I dismantled the car it had rubber fuel hoses on it that were simply clamped to nipples mounted on the fuel pump outlet.
Robert

Robert - all the TDs (TCs & TFs also) originally had the braided steel hoses with the screw on fittings. Over the years, all sorts of strange things were done to the cars, fuel pumps and carbs. My TD had a rubber hose (with the screw on fittings) between the pump and the carbs and a solid coper pipe between the two carbs. It all worked fine, just looked like hell. Since you have purchased a new pump with the proper fittings on it, this would be a good time to set the whole plumbing setup right (if there ever is a right time to spend lots of money).
Cheers - Dave
David DuBois

When I bought my TD in 1967, the fuel lines had no steel braiding. There was an imitation "braid" molded into the rubber outer cover. If you look at page B.7, Figure B.8 of the factory workshop manual you will see the type of fuel line hose my TD had. The braid was more like a "herring bone" than a true cross laid braid. It can also be seen in other illustrations. The same molded in "braid" was also on the brake line hoses.

Need more information about the unique aspects of the M.G.A. twin cam?
Goto http://www.mgatwincam.homestead.com/
to learn more about a group dedicated to them.
Blake

This thread was discussed between 13/01/2003 and 14/01/2003

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