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E-type fuel pump conversion

All Series 1 E-type 3.8 models were originally equipped with an in-tank, submerged electric fuel pump. This arrangement, similar to the set-up on the MkX, was only used on these early models and was replaced by an external remote-mounted SU pump by the time the Series 1 4.2 was introduced.

“Increasing use of ethanol

in toda ’s fuels can encourage corrosion and gumming within the fuel system, especially in the fuel tank and in situations where the car is left

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