[SEL] Re: Fuel pump repair.....

[John Culp]

I've similarly used a ball as a seat lap by jamming it into the end of 
a piece of copper tubing.

John

On Aug 7, 2006, at 1:27 PM, Curt wrote:

> Guys, here is a shade tree repair to get your fuel pump up and running.
>
> I had a fuel pump in which the pair of checks valve didn't. The outlet 
> I was able to rehone and get sealing again by making a tool using a 
> .50 diameter ball and welding a piece of 1/8" rod to it. Then using 
> some fine diamond lapping paste (15 micron and then 5 micron) and the 
> tool in a hand drill, lapped the seat to match the ball diameter. 
> Testing with a new ball showed it sealed nicely.



John Culp
Bristol, Tennessee, USA