My pleasure. I don't know much about this stuff but feel free to ask questions and I'll try to help and if I can't help there are some very wise people here that will hopefully chime in :)
Sorry, other than the photo shown earlier in the post, I do not have additional photos. They only parts I messed with is what is shown in the photo. There is a small metal disc (about 1/4"), on top of the disc there is a spring, then the retainer ring that I mentioned which is what I used seal...
Good news. I ended up using Seal All to seat the retaining washer and ran the boat for about an hour yesterday with no issues. Time will tell how long it lasts. Thanks for your advice!
I would keep the existing retaining ring under the washer so the original parts should function the same. My biggest concern was adding that washer interfering with the functionality. I'll give it a shot in the next few days and let you know how it goes. I appreciate your input very much!!!
I bought a 2 stroke pump and tried making it work, but I was not able to get a good seal . I'm pretty resourceful, so if I don't have parts, I'll find them. If I got a stainless washer that was a bit wider than the retainer clip (same inner diameter), and screwed that down to the plastic...
Yep! I see the disc in there. Wow, yeah that would have to be some really tiny holes. I'm scared I would mess it up if I started drilling holes then I'd really be screwed.
I'm in Ortonville, Michigan. I've read several threads about problems with these pumps, just none that addressed my particular problem. Do you know what that spring assembly/retainer clip portion is called? I assume people must have this problem with other pumps as well. I wasn't sure what to...
Hi All,
In reference to the attached photo, that retainer ring and the spring under it pop out shortly after I install it and start the engine. Sometimes it will run for 30 seconds, sometimes 5 minutes. Is there any tricks out that that I can use to set that ring so it doesn't pop out? If you...
