SPICA rebuilds

[Vangelis Kokkevis <vkokkevis@xxxxxxxxx>]

As I am finally in the process of having my engine
rebuild, the big unknown at this point remains the
condition of the SPICA pump.  It seems to work ok in
general, no gas/oil dillution, although there is a
flat spot in the performance between 2500-3500rpm. 
The shop that is doing the engine job mentioned that
lately, the rebuilt spica pumps seem to have an
alarmingly high failure rate, a fact that is
corroborated by another shop as well.  As a matter of
fact, they are advising switching over to carbs for
that reason (no, I don't want to start the SPICA vs
carbs thread again!)... They told me that if I want to
go with a rebuilt pump, I should order it myself. 
They are worried about having the pull the pump
multiple times at their expense... 

Does anybody have positive or negative experiences
with rebuilt pumps that they can share? 

Thanks a lot,
Vangelis
Mountain View,CA
73 gtv
83 spider
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