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My '56 Super 88 has an electric pump and the stock pump has been disconnected for a while. I got a rebuild kit and pupped it off the motor tonight. The lever arm that rides the lobe only moved a tiny bit, and the whole vacuum side seemed frozen. When I got it apart, I found this:
The end of the diaphragm rod had snapped off, and wedged the lever in one position. It is metal, so theoretically I could either weld it back on or add weld and grind a new one, but I don't know if that will hold up any better than the original?
In addition, while hammering through the hold for the fuel diaphragm rod my punch slipped and I did this:
I *think* this won't mess up the operation, but I don't actually know.
And if those weren't bad enough, when polishing the sediment bowl I did this:
Not my best night.
So is this pump salvagable, should I find another, or should I just do a better job of installing the electric pump and pretend this all never happened?
