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#46241 Thu Jun 02 2005 02:50 AM
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Well another beginner question.IF i am able to get a "x" brand pump,what kinda of gas should i put on it?(I see alot of Wayne brand pumps decked out in mostly Texaco), is it just preference? or is there a Certain brand of gas used brand "x" type of pump?
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Many gas brands used a special pump for different eras. Most known is perhaps the connection between Esso and Gilbarco. Also Martin&Schwarts pumps were (almost) always used by Mobil after WWII and onwards into the 50's. There are probably many others... when/if you find a pump that you want to buy, ask here, or just do it in any brand you like. What (I think) is more important is to do the pump in a gas brand of the same era as the pump was manufactured.
Then its he type of gas - premium, regular or a specific names like "Mobilgas", "Good Gulf", "No-nox" etc. these names are connected to certain paint schemes that vary from time to time. Get the book "Gaspump restoration Guide" by Scott Benjamin (available through this site). It shows most known types of gas as well as the paint scheme and color code.
Hope this helps,
Claes

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A good number of stations would change brands but keep the pumps. I can remember seeing M&S mobil script tops slathered in white paint selling City Service gas in the fifties. Choose the brand you like and go for it.


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