Aldy

Thank you gents for your interest and positive suggestions. Ralph I tested the fuel pump as you suggested and it works fine. I didn't realize that using a blow through pipe to clear the fuel line would take such little puff. The resultant bubbles were followed by a surge of fuel through the fuel tap, the cork seal having decided to be part of the action didn't hold back the fuel in the closed position. Lifting the front of the car stopped the flow so now I will replace the cork seal or look at alternatives as these seals tend to shrink with inaction. Again thank you all for your help.

Hi Have finally installed fuel pump refurbished by Dave Davies who has done a superb job however still not getting fuel when priming. I understand that when fitting the actuating lever of the pump has to be above the cam and not below and made sure that the actuating lever was held up when fitting. How can you tell when fitted that this has been fitted correctly. Also if not would the pump still prime. I have not started the engine at this stage. Rather than remove the pump I think the next step is to see if the fuel line is blocked from the tank to the pump. I f so how best can I cle

Hello My original pump wouldn't prime and having removed and cleaned it all appears to be sound. The diaphragm is made up of three layers which appear to be sound with no splits When re assembling lining up the tab and turning quarter turn to the right the diaphragm sits at an odd angle although moves up and down using the hand primer lever. Should this sit at a more upright position. Having blown through the inlet and outlet valves these are clear. Having reassembled and testing on the bench there is no suction from the inlet when using the primer lever. The other problem is that removal