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HI GUYS,THREE MONTHS AGO I WAS GIVEN A 1965 AH 3000.SINCE I HAVE CORRECTED ALOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE FUEL PUMP TO MAKE SURE IT IS POWERED UP AND RUNNING.COULD ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO REMOVE THE SEAT PAN OVER THE FUEL PUMP? THANKS
 
bobbyr, its under the right rear = passenger side seat pan , just remove the four philips screws on the top of the corners and lift.
 
BOBBYR said:
HI GUYS,THREE MONTHS AGO I WAS GIVEN A 1965 AH 3000.SINCE I HAVE CORRECTED ALOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE FUEL PUMP TO MAKE SURE IT IS POWERED UP AND RUNNING.COULD ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO REMOVE THE SEAT PAN OVER THE FUEL PUMP? THANKS
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Hi Bobby, Just remove the right hand road wheel and you will be there.--Fwiw--Keoke
 
BOBBYR said:
HI GUYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. I'M HOPING TO RUN THIS SOON IF THE PUMP RUNS.
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Well Bobby, if it is running you should be able to hear as, it
makes an unmistakable clicking sound. If you do not hear it take a large plastic handled screw driver and give it a whack!.if it starts clicking it probably needs as a minimum a new set of points.--Fwiw--Keoke-AZ- /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cowboy.gif

P.S. use lower case when you type it is easier to read.
 
bobbyr, as keoke mentioned it can be accessed by removing said wheel however Ive found it easier to work from the top, make sure you have a good batt. turn the key to "on" if ya get no clicken den somethin missin! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/savewave.gif
 
Patrick67BJ8 said:
...lower case and in "times roman", right??
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large caps most likely used to emphasies ones level of , despair, confusion, mistery, anger, and having looked at the moss catl. prices. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
sorry to all.won't use caps anymore.i did just try to power up my fuel pump and i didn't get a click.the pump looks new but i know the car hasn't been started since 1989.i guess it time to remove the pump.
 
bobby, nah, first check that all the connections have no corrosion around them, remove and clean them off, or better yet remove the pump and bench check it, if it still doesnt run then rebuild or get another. might be a good idea to get a work shop manual/owners manual ya can find em on eBay, we be here for ya brow! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/savewave.gif
 
If you can't get to the pump via the tire opening and need to remove the seat pan, it should not be screwed in. It should have 4 bolts welded to the bottom of the seat pan. From under the car you should see them. The seat pan (looks like a tractor seat) is held in place with lock washers and nuts. Remove them, then pull the pan straight up and out of the car. Access is excellent from that opening.

Best of luck, Roger
 
And to get to the seat pan you need to remove the wheel anyway so why bother to remove the seat since you are already there? I had thought of using velcro or snaps to attach the seats so they could be lifted as needed. Its a PIA.
TH
 
tahoe healey said:
And to get to the seat pan you need to remove the wheel anyway so why bother to remove the seat since you are already there? I had thought of using velcro or snaps to attach the seats so they could be lifted as needed. Its a PIA.
TH
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Has anybody tried this? Velcro on the rear seat pans? I'm thinking about mounting the right seat pan the normal way, but using velcro for the left pan, over the fuel pump. As often as I'm banging on that pump, I hate the idea of bolting down the seat over top of it. And I'm getting tired of the pans flying up when we're over 40 mph. I'm kind of doing the interior backwards, we've got the seats done, but haven't got to the panels or carpet yet. That's why I haven't fastened the seat pans down before. So anyway, has anybody tried to velcro the pans down and does it hold them in place?

Thanks
 
My seats are not fastened down. I usually have enough 'stuff' in the back to hold them down. It makes it very easy to get to the fuel pump, shocks and filling the diff.
 
That's how we are, usually I put the curtains in the back seat to weigh the seats down.
 
Next time you find out someone is in a mood to give away a Healey of any vintage, let me know. I want to get in line.

Good luck with your new car.
 
Another idea of how hold the seat pans in place.

JB weld some clips on the bottom of the metal seat pan.
(Example: the small metal clips used to hold the door panel for a BJ8 should work. Or see what selection your local hardware store has.)
Drill the appropiate size hole in the metal that the seat pan rests on, for each clip.

That should keep the seat from moving side to side, and lock the seat down better than velcro.

A good pull straight up should release it when needed.
 
Bobby

Look up Burlen Carbs on the web, they list prices for the Carb and pump catalogues to be sent to the USA if you are interested/

Bob
 
Bob Hughes said:
Bobby

Look up Burlen Carbs on the web, they list prices for the Carb and pump catalogues to be sent to the USA if you are interested/

Bob
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----WOT! the exchange rate is worsen VAT!--Keoke-- /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/lol.gif
 
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