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After some research, it seems these are poured babbitt bearings. Looks like I'm going to be learning a new skill! I enjoy a challenge. Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

This one was if can get it out of here you can have it. It was a hard deal to pass on. Dropped it off at the machine shop to see if there's anything they can do. Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

Crank is good. Just a light polish and it will be fine. Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

Ended up removing the cylinder as there was not enough clearance to remove the piston once the rod was disconnected. I've never seen any rings like this. Sadly I also discovered this. Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

I'll have to open the side up again. My concern was not being able to compress the new rings when putting them back. Didn't know the bore was flared. I'll take a look. Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

We'll I've reworked both intake valves. One was just replacing the flapper part, the other was a good bit more involved since it had been previously tinkered with by the previous owner. I'm down to 15 minutes from 0 psi to about 125 psi. That's still not what the original literature said it...

I built a tub out of rubber roofing material and then had the pump in a bucket and recirculated the water. I did use a GFCI protected Outlet and had elbow-length rubber gloves on Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

I'm sort of late to the party but I made some tops a few years ago. Made molds using the Chin methods. I used a HF variable speed grinder. Zip tied a vinyl hose to the handle and one of their submersible pumps. It worked really well. We did every top in the house and was a lot of work. They...

It's a chip out of the actual metal flapper. I could kinda hear the leak out of the intake when it was running Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

Pulled the valves out of the Freo. Looks like someone as fabricated an intake valve on high pressure side using a fender washer. And there is chip out of the low pressure intake. It still works but is leaking. Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

Don't know. The company that provides their cylinders is call thoroughbred or pony or something like that. My store stocks several sizes Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

Several years ago when China announced their manned space missions, I thought, well their astronauts have never used any HF tools. [emoji16] Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

That's my quandary. If the pump seems like it's going to be a keeper do I strip it all down and do a repaint making it look new again, or enjoy it as is? Sent from my SM-G930V using The Garage Journal mobile app

Going to inspect it this weekend. I drained some water and it was clear enough to drink which was surprising. I'm a little concerned about trying to remove one of the screw in bungs. Doubt they have been moved 70+ years. I'm hoping I can run my little inspection camera down from the top when I...