Fill Rite Pump Restore Part 1

[@juliogonzo2718]

Chucking the busted bolts, I never seen that before! I'm sure I'll use that. Still learning something new every day

[@medievaljon]

I just dragged one of these pumps that from outside looks newer than that one from the dump. Hoping I can get it functioning!

[@medievaljon]

also great tip on removing the screws with the drill chuck!

[@ktraglin]

That thick, rubbery "gunk" looks like polymerized vegetable oil. My guess is it was being used to pump waste cooking oil. When you drain cooking oil from the lines, then let them sit empty for a while, the air that enters the lines reacts with the small "residual oil" that's left in the lines, pump, nozzle, etc.

[@juliogonzo2718]

Probably preserves it pretty good, or is it corrosive?

[@antonioflores9896]

Thank you just what I was searching for Good Job will follow up with the next parts

[@merardobandajr1016]

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[@TheStormisComing24]

Wow, you'll tackle anything lol. Will be waiting for the follow up video :)

[@MrRain-hk4zi]

Thanks Bernie. I'm just finishing up with the wiring and install today. It's been off again / on again with this project.

[@grsartofworship4352]

Great teaching video.

[@HanginOutWithStan]

Interesting project there Pat. A couple days before hurricane Harvey hit I had bought a new pump for my water well. It was still in the unopened box when the flood came. The flood water was so deep, and lasted for 11 days so my well motor was ruined too. I bought a new motor and pump combination and put them on because I needed water immediately. The new pump is still in its box, still sealed. I'm sure water got inside the pump and I imagine it is ruined. I have rebuilt - or replaced things I needed immediately and just ignored everything else because I am still overwhelmed with projects and things I need to do. I'll probably just give that pump to a neighbor who collects scrap metal to sell for extra cash. If I had time I would disassemble it, clean it good, replace all the seals and gaskets then put it back together. But I don't, and won't for a long time. Talking about gaskets in your video, back in the 60's and 70's when I rebuilt engines and transmissions I could buy sheets of different kinds of gasket material, in various thicknesses, then cut out my own gasket. I do not know if that is still available or not but back then it was pretty handy when I needed a gasket but the parts store was out of the one I needed. You might check into the availability of gasket material. I'm hoping you do another video showing the completion of this project. God bless y'all. I love y'alls videos.

[@MrRain-hk4zi]

They still make "sheet gasket" material and I have a few sizes squirreled away and do use it from time to time. Defiantly handy and less expensive that buying a pre-cut one for sure. I'll bet that pump would work just fine if a guy dried it out and put it back in service. I worked in the water industry for years. One year I had a pump station flood. I walked inside the pump station to perform daily checks to find the whole lower floor up to the grating flooded. This was about 10' of water. All four 200 GPM pumps were submerged. The electricians came out after I pumped out the water, dried them out, and back in service within a couple days.

[@HanginOutWithStan]

@@MrRain-hk4zi I'm sure it would still be good. When the mucking crew came in after the flood they emptied everything out of the house. 90+% was thrown away and what wasn't, went to my well house, barn or laid on the ground outside. 2.5 years later I'm finally getting a chance to go through some of it and most everything is being disposed of. I have plans to double the size of my well house, it is now 8 x 8. I need it emptied and everything in it I just want gone. Maybe I'll list it as free, as-is, in a local Facebook page. Glad to know DIY gasket material is still available. It was handy stuff back when I used to do so much auto repair and rebuilding. My 2nd car was a 1961 Studebaker Lark. The heads warped every 3 or 4 months. I would have them milled a time or two then put new ones on, have them milled 2 or 3 times then replace them. I changed heads so often I could do it blindfolded. I made my own head and exhaust gaskets frequently back then.

[@MrRain-hk4zi]

@@HanginOutWithStan Sometimes ones time and storage space is more important than having the spare piles of stuff lying around and having the time to fool with it. I get that for sure. Sounds like that old Studebaker was a finicky thing.

[@HanginOutWithStan]

@@MrRain-hk4zi I think that was the first year they had aluminum blocks. It was very persnickety. But I loved that car.

[@williamwood6616]

Lmbo, I've been trying to make videos of my shop time for the same reasons, and thank you again

[@rkchevy1408]

Very thorough, thanks bro

[@rkchevy1408]

I rebuilt 1, for spare, not to Complicated

[@trollforge]

That little grey box is probably an old school electrical breaker...

[@MrRain-hk4zi]

You're right Tim, a 27 amp breaker. I thought about replacing it but it still carries current so I sprayed a little silicone oil on it and put it back in service. Just getting around to finishing up the install today.

[@kleineroteHex]

I have no clue, but always good to "learn" s th new 😁

[@ericathollyslore2528]

Looks like he ran biodiesel through the pump

[@chandradeokumar7764]

How to repair

[@chandradeokumar7764]

I need one video boss meke