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

[Dave Merchant]

Thanks, I had assumed it would have been from obscure guy working out of 
his garage that doesn't have a website and never answers his phone.

Dave Merchant

At 09:01 AM 1/27/2012, you wrote:
>dave, i got it from mcmaster carr
>bb
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Merchant" <kosh at ncweb.com>
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>Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 1:58 AM
>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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