Facet Fuel Pump

[Sebring222]

Although I have had many SU fuel pump failures, I recently had what seems like a Facet fuel pump failure. The unit made the usual familiar clicking sound and then stopped. It now makes a low whirring sound, no clicking, no fuel. Anyone else have experience with a Facet pump? It doesn't appear as though they can be serviced or repaired.

Jim D

 

[Dale]

Have run the Facet pumps on mini sprints and my J-H. I don't recall ever taking one apart, but I have replaced them when they were suspect. They are usually cheap enough to replace rather than fool with, though they are more expensive now than when I bought them at NAPA 18 or 19 years ago. If yours has an attached filter on the tank side, it would be worth checking. Not much to do beyond that.

 

[tony barnhill]

Yep, cheap enough..just toss it & add another if you don't want to go back stock.

 

[aeronca65t]

Mine worked fine until the battery (positioned nearby) <span style="font-weight: bold">exploded</span> (?!?!) and roasted it in September at NJMP (see below).

Afterwards, it looked like a Crispy Critter but it *still* worked (and it's 10 years old).

I "retired" it anyway, just in case......as stated above, they're cheap enough.

Very reliable (but noisy!), My new racer has one too. Never took one apart.

 

[eschneider]

There are a couple differnt versions of the facet pump last I checked. There are the black plastic bodied versions sold by the mega retailers - and those usually fail right out of the bubble pack. (my experience, anyway)

The older metal box type pumps are still sold by Pierce Manifold for $45-ish. There is also a small Carter (?) cylindrical pump that is sold by NAPA that works well for Webers and SU's (2-4 PSI) but I don't remember the number off the top of my head, but last time around they were $65-ish. Being able to get one at any NAPA store has it's advantages.

Just my thoughts.

 

[Sebring222]

I have been using the metal box type in a hidden location just beneath the fuel tank. It pushes fuel up to the stock SU pump and through it in the event of an SU failure. On a T Type MG the SU fuel pump is in a very prominent location under the bonnet, so I keep the original pump and rely on the Facet, with wires already in place, in case of the SU's failure. In this particular instance the back-up Facet failed. Fortunately I was just testing the Facet and wasn't stranded!

Jim D

 

[DrEntropy]

There is also a small Carter (?) cylindrical pump that is sold by NAPA that works well for Webers and SU's (2-4 PSI) but I don't remember the number off the top of my head, but last time around they were $65-ish.

Carter # P60504.

 

[tony barnhill]

I just use the stock fuel pump...though I've got one of the new solid state SU's on my '79 MGB.

 

[DrEntropy]

Seems I've got one of everything on cars here. Carter is on the Alfa, Facet in the B, SU's in the Loti. Whatever was handy and/or available when needed. :wink:

All have DCOE Webers tho! :laugh:

 

[tony barnhill]

& I just made an electric fuel pump for my '77 Corvette's gas tank so I can pump the right pressure of fuel to my TPI engine.....kinda neat, I think.