[SEL] 22 hp stover fuel pump,, brass advice needed

frank skinner marinesurveys at msn.com
Fri Jan 27 00:13:34 PST 2012


954 Bronze is one hard to machine bronze, me thinks
that it may not be a god choice for this project.
 
Just saying
 
Frank Skinner


 
 
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> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:58:25 -0500
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> From: kosh at ncweb.com
> Subject: Re: [SEL] 22 hp stover fuel pump,, brass advice needed
> 
> Where did you order it from?
> 
> Dave Merchant
> 
> At 07:54 PM 1/26/2012, you wrote:
> >Curt H, Curt A, and Paul,,,,, thanks for all the input on the fuel pump
> >plunger,,,,, i decided to use
> >a bronze-aluminum alloy, 954,,,,,,,,, it arrived today, a solid round, 1 x
> >13 inches, so tomorrow
> >its sharpen the tool bits and make some chips,,,, thanks again
> >bill boyce
> >lost prairie, arkansas
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <curt at rustyiron.com>
> >To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6:57 PM
> >Subject: Re: [SEL] 22 hp stover fuel pump,, brass advice needed
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > > Funny this should come up, as Tony Leonard and I were just discussing this
> > > earlier in the week.
> > > I'm going to echo Curt Andree's comments on bronze being the better
> > > choice.
> > > Brass is simply copper and zinc, not a very "slick" product.
> > > Bronze has the additional elements of lead and tin, making it a better
> > > material for things to slide against it. The lead and tin are slicker
> > > metals and aid in making bronze a better bearing material. The common 660
> > > bronze material will be perfect for your application. There is a CDA
> > > number for this same material CDA 93200, maybe???, but any metal supplier
> > > will know the 660 bronze nomenclature.
> > > Curt Holland
> > > Bessemer City, NC
> > >
> > >
> > >> Bill,
> > >> My thoughts are that the orginal plunger was made of bronze not brass as
> > >> after restoring one of my large Stovers and helping several other
> > >> collectors on theirs they were all bronze. Its possible that sometime
> > >> ago
> > >> some one replaced the plunger with brass stock as he didn't have any
> > >> bronze. Not sure if Joe Mauer is tuning in to our list anymore but since
> > >> he is the custody for Stover records and has several large hp Stovers you
> > >> might contact him to confirm.
> > >> regards,
> > >> Curt Andree
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "bill boyce" <bboyce at swat.coop>
> > >> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 10:59:32 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> > >> Subject: [SEL] 22 hp stover fuel pump,, brass advice needed
> > >>
> > >> i need to replace the plunger in fuel pump on the 22 hp stover due to
> > >> wear. the plunger is of brass material and
> > >> travels in a cast iron bore of the pump body,,,,,,,, in checking some
> > >> catalogues i found several different kinds of
> > >> brass alloy material,,,,, maybe one of you experts could suggest which
> > >> type of brass would work best in this
> > >> application,,,,,, ?
> > >> thanks in advance for any help,
> > >> bill boyce
> > >> lost prairie, arkansas
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