David Terry's Journal

I had found the original 36 year old SU fuel pump that the PO had replaced some years (decades ago) in a bucket of parts. It was in two pieces. I sent it off to Dave DuBois to work his magic and who returned a work of art.

Installation was very straightforward and took only about an hour, including preparation and clean-up. After blocking the front tires, I jacked the rear up on placed the car on stands. The PO had made a mounting bracked that placed the facet in the same location as the SU. Once removed, all I had to do was install the rubber mounting grommet, connect the fuel lines and then apply electricity. To keep fuel from bathing my eyes I wore eye protection and used hemostats to limit fuel seepage from the open fuel lines.

While the Facet worked flawlessly and without criticism, I am very happy with how this project went and how well my Dave DuBois fuel pump is operating.

PostScript: the SU worked for about six months and then proceeded to dump the contents of my fuel tank all over the street. At that point, I replaced the SU with a Hardi purchased from Basil Adams and have been gong strong since then.

While doing my regular maintenance and and servicing, I noticed some play in the rear universal joint. While I haven't experienced any driveline shudder I decided to pull the shaft and then have the joints replaced. Pulling the shaft was slow, slightly tedious but remarkably easy. I disconnected the front part of the shaft first and then unfastened the diff end. The whole shaft then slid out slicker than frog fur.

Since I really didn't want to enjoy the experience of replacing the joints myself I tried to find a local repair shop that would do it. Remarkably, they all declined. Lucky me. Fortunately, one of the club members offered to help either replace the joints or swap out the shaft for a new one. Hopefully, I won't be idled more than a few days.

Got bored on Sunday and decided to refurbish my console armrest. Used a foam sponge from Ace cut down to one half inch. I now have a padded armrest and no more sore elbows all for about four bucks.