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New bearings and seals are installed now. This picture shows the pump's internals: [IMG] This is what the mounting snout and drive shaft with...
These are the replacement SKF seals for the original C/R ones that were used in the pump. I was not sure about the materials they used, so I have...
Nice looking car. Spent some time looking at some of the projects people have built. Some very nice workmanship and skills here! I plan to try...
Here is a picture of the brass secondary drive shaft. [IMG]
He must have been an interesting guy. Talked to a few seal places. I guess the C/R was for the old Chicago Rawhide company. Sold to SKF (like...
There is a second casting that that bolts to this snout. This has a brass drive shaft and is what the drive pulley mounts to. The end of this is...
This is the smaller of the two drive shafts with bearing and seals. [IMG] The snout casting is very rough looking. [IMG] [IMG]
The Nitrile seems to hold up very well to all three fuels, or at least it does not swell. I took the front assembly apart and noticed two seals...
Are we not supposed to use this site's picture storage? Assume the links were removed for this reason. I took the enlarged seals back to...
Mix used was 100% methanol with Sunoco Blue. Mix now has a yellow tint, rather than blue. Upper left is FKM, after exposure to mix (brown)....
FVMQ is one of the three I looked at but could not find. Do you have a supplier you use? The color raises some question. Some were brown,...
New seals are bad. After 1 day of exposure to methanol, they are at least 50% larger already. The material they supplied is not correct or the...
Checked the Parker manual to get an idea on what materials could be used. I only had fluorocarbon, so visited Martin Fluid Power. They offer...
You think this was a standard O-ring shape as well then? Would guess they could all be purchased in a more compatible material. The...
I believe your correct on the seals. If you look at the seal in question, there is a step in it. I think the seals that were in it were not...
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