Gridgway Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 The next stage of getting my BDR to start is to get fuel safely to the engine from the fuel tank.After quite some faffing, I have concluded that my gold coloured Facet cylindrical pump does not work. I have bench tested it. It makes the right noise but doesn't pump anything.There's a youtube video showing one being serviced with a repait kit, but I can't find a repair kit on the internet. I guess I'll take it apart and see what's what. Any knowledge here would be great.And to the cautionary tale. The pipework is braided rubber hose from tank to pump and from pump to the front. They do say the problem is that with braided hose, you can't see the condition of the rubber. Well whoever "they" happen to be, they are completely correct. With the braid removed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAndrewE Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 I had exactly that issue with braided fuel hose on my Mini. The fuel leak was big, luckily just outside the garage after waking it up from it's winter hibernation. All replaced with plain rubber fuel pipeGraham, are you saying that the fuel pipe through the tunnel is also rubber pipe? I know it would introduce more joints but I would think metal fuel pipe would be better there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 Following the video, took it apart and it all looks fine. Put it back together and still not doing any pumping. Makes the right sort of noise, but no suck or blow.Here's the vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 And in fact, the main components are available as spares on the glencoe website. The problem is without knowing what the issue is, I could get replacement parts and still be no better off. It might be that the electro magnetic bit isn't working so the shuttle doesn't move backwards are forwards enough.Hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 ANd last post on my own thread for the day... people seem to choose the cylinder pumps over the square solid state ones. I wonder why that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 Just to update here, with a bit more priming, the pump managed to pump WD40 hurrah. I'll install it next and see if it can pump fuel and get to the the right pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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