[SEL] Need Help on Stover Fuel Pump

[Paul Maples]

Ok Francis, Ron, Tom, and Bo the grease gun trick worked great. A zerk 
fitting screwed perfectly into the intake of the fuel pump. Screwed the zerk 
in, put a plug in the discharge of the pump and then had to run to town to 
get a tube of grease, came back hooked up the gun and went to pumping. I 
pumped until I could pump no more then stopped and lit off the torch and 
gently began to heat the outside of the pump then all of a sudden it was 
teeth, hair, eyes and chittlins as an explosion typical of the Hiroshima 
Atom Bomb blast shook the shop and shrapnel (just the plunger, check ball, 
and spring) was flying everywhere. Here is the setup I used:

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/StoverRebuild82.jpg

The plunger took off like a A-4 rocket and hit the top of the ceiling of the 
shop. See evidence:

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/StoverRebuild81.jpg

I had to set down and calm my nerves as I have not been this pumped up since 
they were firing at me in Vietnam with a machine gun and then I pressed 
myself to the ground and looked like Gumby.

Thanks guys for the excellent tip. I will be posting a follow up message to 
this one in a few minutes as I think I am going to be needing some parts.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bo" <mmco at cox-internet.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Need Help on Stover Fuel Pump


> Would it be possible to hook up a grease zert on bottom of pump and press 
> it
> out with a grease gun ????????????????
>
> Bo Hinch
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Maples" <paulmaples at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:45 PM
> Subject: [SEL] Need Help on Stover Fuel Pump
>
>
> Folks I am working on restoring my 1905 Stover Model C Vertical 5 HP 
> engine
> and today I removed the fuel pump to overhaul it as the plunger was stuck
> and not working. Here is a shot of the fuel pump just after I took it off 
> of
> the engine. Notice the position of the plunger as it was stuck in this
> position:
>
>
>
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