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#683486 Wed Mar 29 2017 11:12 AM
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Finally got my 3 car 10 foot garage. Re-assembling my Wayne 615 gas pump after 20 odd years. I have an original deep blue glass cylinder and trying not to break it with the weight of the top pieces (cylinder top, dome and globe) and yes, I have new cork for top and bottom of the cylinder.
QUESTION: when I slide my brass rods into the slots that surround the cylinder, do I put a nut on both sides of the top portion of the rod, in effect backing off some of the weight from the top pieces that sit on the cylinder and re-distributing that weight onto the brass rods?
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I do not put nuts on both sides and have never had a problem.


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I agree with Ryan. I have restored a bunch of Gravity Feed Pumps. As long as you have new cork gaskets, top and bottom, then you only put nuts on the jar lid. Snug them by hand then go opposite sides with a wrench....like doing a cylinder head on a car. Use the wrench carefully a little at a time until you are satisfied that the glass is properly seated. Glass standing on edge is quite strong and these were designed to hold the downward pressure of the lid, globe, etc. Paul www.severngaspumps.com

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I put nuts on both sides but it has nothing to do with the weight of the cap or bonnet. I do it because that's how it was originally done. I tighten down the top nuts securely and then run the bottom nuts up snug. Cylindrical 1/4" glass is quite strong.

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Thanks guys! It fought me every inch of the way but it's done. Globe goes on today. Thanks for the help and info!

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