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From: Jordan on 14 Apr 2010 18:47 atec7 7 > wrote: > >> >> The one in my Falcon cost $500 to fix. It's flaming well inside the >> tank - brilliant! for someone. >> > You were shafted > a new foulcan pump is less than 150 plus the tank seal at 22 plus an > hours labour > > $250 max Even so. I own the car, but they make 'em inaccessible, so I feel I don't completely own it anyway. I was in transit, stuck in a one horse town. They could have charged $1000. On my Morris Minor, I just gave the electric fuel pump, sensibly mounted under the bonnet, a thump with a spanner until it started ticking again. Jordan
From: Jordan on 14 Apr 2010 18:52 It seems now that the small-block has grown to bigger than the > original V7 and is mostly going about in the big-block frame. Not that > that surprises me greatly. Shame though. > > Theo I like the horizontally-split crankcase and swingarm mounted to power unit, although they don't look as nice as the original V's maybe. Jordan
From: Jordan on 14 Apr 2010 18:56 >> Failing that, find out if there's anything the owner can do to >> increase the logevity of the new fuel pump. > > Run a gravity feed to carburettors maybe? > > > BTH > I'm not sure if the pump in question is a low-pressure type, but if so, couldn't an aftermarket electric pump be used? I liked the solution used by some Norton racers. A car type lever pump, operated by a cam on the swing arm. Jordan
From: hippo on 14 Apr 2010 20:54 Diogenes wrote: > > On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:43:34 +1000, "bikerbetty" > <bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote: > > [snips] > > >I'm not impressed. I reckon the dealer (Greg Dahlitz, Dahlitz Motorcycles > >Queanbeyan) is a star - he's offered to install a new fuel pump at cost, no > >labour charge, coz he likes to look after his customers. Suzuki should be > >the ones footing the bill for a fuel pump that should last a lot longer than > >a measly 59000kms. > > Stop your huffing an puffing, get a new fuel pump and get over it. > > >I love my SV, and have said for some time that I would keep getting SVs > >forever.... but perhaps I need to rethink that. Yes, I love the bike, > >despite the fact that the levers seem so flimsy ;-) but the big money parts > >like fuel pumps should have a bit of longevity and robustness about them! > > >Am I being unreasonable? > > No, but you may be being unrealistic in a consumer age where planned > obselescence is the name of the game. > > Don't let the fuel pump thing put you off SVs. the're still a great > bike. Just factor that sort of thing into the running costs, budget > for them, and get over it. > > Failing that, find out if there's anything the owner can do to > increase the logevity of the new fuel pump. > > > ================= > > Onya bike > > Gerry > > On most things with a fuel pump there are two things: 1/ *never* run out of fuel (yeah, yeah, best intentions & all that...) and 2/ run a filter between source and pump inlet (not always practical. Cheers -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: theo on 15 Apr 2010 02:23
On Apr 15, 6:52 am, Jordan <jwprin...(a)otpusnet.com.au> wrote: > It seems now that the small-block has grown to bigger than the > > > original V7 and is mostly going about in the big-block frame. Not that > > that surprises me greatly. Shame though. > > > Theo > > I like the horizontally-split crankcase and swingarm mounted to power > unit, although they don't look as nice as the original V's maybe. There's a few horror stories going around on small-block uni joints. When the joint fails, it destroys the back of the gearbox. Theo |