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Re: fuel pump leaks oil... (med. longish)

To: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: fuel pump leaks oil... (med. longish)
From: Peter Ficklin <pficklin@qnis.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:22:19 -0800
Barry,
  Thanks.  My concern is whether it will still leak or not - Graham
mentioned in his reply to peen the ends of the shaft, or the pump body
over the shaft...  but will it still leak??  Inquiring minds want to
know!  %^)

Peter
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Barry Schwartz wrote:
> 
> <  snip >
> 
> Interestingly, I have the same problem with the GT6 (glass dome type) fuel
> pump.  The small lever fulcrum pin is where the leak is.  On mine there are
> little circlips on each side that hold the pin in, being only a slip fit.,
> and the only way I could see to seal it was to make a slightly larger pin.
> Then PRESS it in with Loc-tite, using the circlips as a backup just in case
> it were to ever loosen.  I haven't done this yet, but one of these days I
> will. . . unless of course, someone else comes up with an easier way to do
> it-

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