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Old Jan 8, 2012 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by R4N S S
I'm pretty sure it don't matter if it's elec or mech fuel pump as on old neighbour had this cut off switch on an old Morris minor and that saved it from being driven off - car only got a hundred yards before the fuel ran out in the pipes and would not start again so the thief legged it. The old boy jumped in, flicked a switch and parked it back outside his house
It does, Morris Minor has an electric fuel pump (SU to be precise) thus you can cut the power to it, mechanical fuel pumps are as the name suggests, i.e. driven from the engine, therefore there is no power to cut!

Martin
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