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TR2/3/3A TR3 Fuel Pump Gasket

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Additionally I think the cork sediment bowl gasket is also $1.55 from Moss. This seems like a fair price and it's hardly worth the time to try to make one IMO. I buy them a few at a time. Haven't tried a rubber version yet but I've seen it recommended. The cork gasket has sealed well for me -- I've been using cork gaskets for the 5 years, 35K miles, I've had my TR4 -- but I have to empty the sediment bowl a few times a year, and the cork gaskets don't work more than a couple times. I buy a few with every Moss order. I've heard the rubber ones last better since they won't take a "set" from the glass bowl rim.
 
Yea steve, I agree. That was more of an "I need it now, and don't want to wait for it to be mailed" idea. but it's nice to have a roll of gasket material in the shop for just such ocassions.
Although it would be easy to rig up a die to quickly punch out the gasket (some tool companies already make gasket punch sets) and then that same $1.55 would buy a roll of material that would make 20 or so gaskets. plus any other "I need it now" gaskets to get you out of a pinch. Still ,like you said , that's a lot of effort for such a cheap part.
 
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I had this really cool old guy about 85 help me understand the old AC pump. George

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He now works on all things British and European. Funny old guy, and knowledgeable as heck!

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Hi Sam, it's been awhile. Hope all is well with you and yours, I need to catch up on Apex, as well... hope to see some great new articles. In regards to those "cool old guys" that work on the classics, aren't they great. My new friend is a gentleman named Ron Heavern, in Scipio, IN. When I dropped off my Strombergs with Autochoke (too much for me right now), he was watching a race in Daytona (500?), last month. He's around 75 or so, and I had to wait 30 minutes, until the race was over to even speak to him... I pretended to watch the race with him, checked out the latest work on his MGA and someone's old Renault that was in the shop, while the race finished out. When it was over, he told me about his days of racing at Daytona, I guess he raced there in the very early days, thought he said the first year it was open? I knew the guy was a local racing legend, demolition derby, for anything that had wheels on it he was able to build a motor perfectly matched, didn't matter that it may be a Packard with a Lincoln engine, he almost always won. I really enjoy the tales these guys have to tell and try to pick their brains as much as possible for the wealth of memories and knowledge that may soon be lost. I think everyone interested in anything antique, not just cars, is missing a great opportunity to learn about their interest if they don't befriend one of these cool old guys.
Sorry to hijack the post as well, just a tribute to the cool old guys, seems like there's at least one still working in every community.

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FYI - I ordered 031-729 from Moss when I was getting some other parts and I got it today.

It is cork.... Not rubber.

My "roll-your-own" cork gasket will just stay on. It isn't leaking and my original non-canadian pump is working fine so there you have it.

Now I guess I have a spare.

Or maybe I could sell this rare NOS fuel pump gasket on Ebay for $2000 and get a TR7 as driver #2. I just need to whip up an original Stanpart envelope and I'm in business!
 
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