First, I apologize for the "list bomb", but have tried to respond directly
and have only gotten "user unknown".
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>Chuck:
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>At t he bottom is an e-mail I received regarding a frozen air pump.
My experience was:
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>I was able to unfreeze mine with WD-40 and did not have to send it out. In
>my case it was the shaft that was frozen and a liberal application of WD-40
>freed it. I then greased the shaft and anything else I could thnk of and
>reassembled. This held up long enough to get the car inspected.
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>As you can see from the note below, my pump is gutted. Looks like a real
>pump, but it does nothing. Thos ploy has served me well since about 1973
>both in Conn and Cal.
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>Hope this helps, my understanding is that "new" pumps are between $70-$150.
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>E-mail advice:
>Steve..
>..
>Once your pump has been gutted, I don't know if the following will be of any
>help but I recommend your contact:
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> Mike Olmscheid
> 4848 Dry Creek Road
> Sacramento, CA 95838-1904
> (916) 923-0240
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>Mike rebuilds smog pumps and does a very good job of it. He has done two for
>me and I have been very happy. These pumps are prone to failure and Mike's
>seem to be the most reliable rebuilds around.
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>Tell him Dick Criswell reffered you.
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>Dick :>)
>Have MG will travel
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Stephen M. Patchel
spatchel@radford.com
408-954-0968 X214
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