[SEL] Fuel pump packing material

[cgandree at mchsi.com]

Hi Mike,
Some time ago I posted a similar request and found out from a old steamengine 
man that Telfon packing rope is the best there is.  Found it with alot of help 
from fellow list members thru McMaster Carr sources.  It isn't cheap, but 
works very very well.  I rebuild my 1905 Stover 5hp upright with it. The fuel 
pump works better then it ever did with the orginal stuff.  If you want some 
of these stuff I had to buy a full roll to get it and would sell you what you 
need.
contact me off list,
Curt Andree


> Howdy all,
> 
> I need some help with the fuel pump on my screen cooled 4 hp IHC 
> Famous.  The old, dry rotted packing material that sealed around the 
> pump plunger reminded me of burlap sack material in that it was like 
> a loosely woven cloth with big threads.  Because of the design of the 
> pump, there is a lot of space that the packing material needs to fill 
> up.  I know there is a rope type of packing material but do y'all 
> know of any other types that would be more like the burlap cloth that 
> was in there that would occupy a lot of space more efficiently than 
> the rope?
> 
> Also, the fuel pump has a two bolt mount on it, one on each side of 
> the plunger, and there are two fuel line attachment fittings on each 
> of the two small "chambers" on each side of the plunger (this gives 
> the fuel pump an upside down "T" look).  In both chambers there is a 
> ball bearing check valve.  My problem is that the pump is not 
> symmetrical so which one is the inlet side and which one is the 
> outlet side?  Also, the pump can be mounted two different ways with 
> either chamber towards the head.  I doubt that in mechanical terms it 
> matters which way it's mounted but how was it originally mounted?
> 
> Thanks for the help,
> Mike
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