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Has anyone fitted an inertia switch to a mk1 with SU fuel pump. If so, which one?
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They were notoriously unreliable on the Triumph Stag, so I took mine off.
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whistler wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:39 pm Has anyone fitted an inertia switch to a mk1 with SU fuel pump. If so, which one?
Not sure why you'd want to do this.

I fitted one sourced from an Alfa Romeo 156 in my MK1 Sprite, but removed it pretty quickly. It's just one more thing to go wrong.

This one from Car Builder Supplies looks pretty similar. https://www.carbuilder.com/uk/inertia-s ... G8EALw_wcB
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I used the one from a Rover Mini on our two Travellers, about 25K miles between them with no issues.
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Desmodromic wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:29 pm
whistler wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:39 pm Has anyone fitted an inertia switch to a mk1 with SU fuel pump. If so, which one?
Not sure why you'd want to do this.

I fitted one sourced from an Alfa Romeo 156 in my MK1 Sprite, but removed it pretty quickly. It's just one more thing to go wrong.

This one from Car Builder Supplies looks pretty similar. https://www.carbuilder.com/uk/inertia-s ... G8EALw_wcB
Just for safety, in case of fire if I am incapacitated and can't turn off the ignition/fuel pump after an impact.
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