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I have reassembled my switch with two different thicknesses of nitrile / cork. Len’s guidance – and photo in particular – especially useful, thank you. I will check thicknesses and publish (I have more available to spare if anyone needs some) but basically they work to seal the whole unit. Problem is that if I blow hard enough (Dizzy Gillespie style as per video) I can see in bubble test that the exit side of the switch will not be 100% leak proof. One source of leak is the fibre washer seating and the other is the seal between the threaded bore of the pump body and the exit-side cork washer. Any suggestions on how to seal these?
wow! This is fantastically helpful. Thank you both very much indeed. I will look forward to stripping this and finding out what state the various parts are in and will update. Maybe not immediately though as a little preoccupied with a different project first. Thanks again
JohnThank you Len for your reply. My switch is as per the photo earlier in this thread and from what I can tell the upper inlet pipe is main tank. I have a brass zenith filter downstream from the switch en route to the auto vac although I think the actual filter element is disconnected: I have inline modern filters in the lines closer to the tank.
I’m not sure whether the toggle switch engages main when up or down but hissing comes from the switch in either position. Although not if I leave it in mid-position. Not having dismantled the switch I don’t have any clear sense of how it works. Any enlightenment very welcome! Thanks again. JohnWondering whether anyone has cracked this? My fuel switch is making a great hissing noise and my car seems to be searching for fuel. I suspect an air leak but am reluctant to strip the switch unless new seals can be found from somewhere. Thanks for any update.
I’ve always been told it was to avoid risk from stepping in or out on the ‘traffic side’. My T2 body has a nice cutaway to let the driver step over from the running board – also a cutout from the front offside of the driver’s seat so that you can avoid putting your big boot on it as you climb over, so they obviously expected people to disregard the wise advice offered!
Hi Fiona
sorry not really answering your question but asking one back! Do you know whether the 2 litre also features an 11 spline pinion? I have a 10 and a 12 in spares and if they’re irrelevant to my 2L lagonda I’m going to offer them to other chums. Thanks. John
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