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jerseyboy · 06-28-2014, 08:53 PM

Hi All,

I am rebuilding a bunch of 32 fuel pumps for my B woodie.
The pumps are quite pitted inside and I was wondering if I can seal them.
I had searched the threads and came up with nothing. I looked on the internet for sealers and came up with Seal All and JB Weld.
Does anyone have any suggestions or tips?

Thanks

Keep V-8ing and 4-banging!

Lawson Cox · 06-28-2014, 09:47 PM

No need to use a sealer. Chances are you could plug up some of the holes/tubes. Just de-scale it good. You could even bead blast but be sure to wash/blow out all of the beads before rebuilding and assembly.

Bruce Lancaster · 06-30-2014, 10:06 AM

I once bought a B pump that turned out to be absolutely full of encrusted sand in the upper chamber. I went to work scraping away at the cement-like mess with a paper towel in my lap to catch the debris, removing more and more crud with an old screwdriver, when suddenly things started looking strange down there...it took me a minute to realize that I was now looking at the paper towel, as almost the entire floor had been eaten away by whatever formed the muck.
Since the chamber was full to the top, the thing must have been pumping for a long time as it transported all the crud from the gas tank...I had to wonder if it had been pumping for part of that time with a chamber floor made only of cemented crud??
You think YOUR pump has problems...!

Russ/40 · 06-30-2014, 11:33 AM

Don't do the JB weld, as I have time tested it and it is not fuel proof in long exposure.

jerseyboy · 06-30-2014, 11:53 AM

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Okay,

Thanks guys for the input.

Keep V-8ing and 4-banging!

06-28-2014, 08:53 PM	#1
jerseyboy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 503	Sealing A Pitted Fuel Pump... Hi All, I am rebuilding a bunch of 32 fuel pumps for my B woodie. The pumps are quite pitted inside and I was wondering if I can seal them. I had searched the threads and came up with nothing. I looked on the internet for sealers and came up with Seal All and JB Weld. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips? Thanks Keep V-8ing and 4-banging! __________________ She just don't have the appetite For gas somehow, And Dad, I got four carburetors Hooked up on it now. I tried to hook another To see if I'd do a little good, But ain't no place to put it 'Less I perforate the hood. Wanted, lower side sections of 32 radiator cowl.

06-28-2014, 09:47 PM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Sealing A Pitted Fuel Pump... No need to use a sealer. Chances are you could plug up some of the holes/tubes. Just de-scale it good. You could even bead blast but be sure to wash/blow out all of the beads before rebuilding and assembly. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

06-30-2014, 10:06 AM	#3
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: Sealing A Pitted Fuel Pump... I once bought a B pump that turned out to be absolutely full of encrusted sand in the upper chamber. I went to work scraping away at the cement-like mess with a paper towel in my lap to catch the debris, removing more and more crud with an old screwdriver, when suddenly things started looking strange down there...it took me a minute to realize that I was now looking at the paper towel, as almost the entire floor had been eaten away by whatever formed the muck. Since the chamber was full to the top, the thing must have been pumping for a long time as it transported all the crud from the gas tank...I had to wonder if it had been pumping for part of that time with a chamber floor made only of cemented crud?? You think YOUR pump has problems...!

06-30-2014, 11:33 AM	#4
Russ/40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, California Posts: 3,505	Re: Sealing A Pitted Fuel Pump... Don't do the JB weld, as I have time tested it and it is not fuel proof in long exposure.

06-30-2014, 11:53 AM	#5
jerseyboy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 503	Re: Sealing A Pitted Fuel Pump... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Okay, Thanks guys for the input. Keep V-8ing and 4-banging! __________________ She just don't have the appetite For gas somehow, And Dad, I got four carburetors Hooked up on it now. I tried to hook another To see if I'd do a little good, But ain't no place to put it 'Less I perforate the hood. Wanted, lower side sections of 32 radiator cowl.

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