Posts: 474
From: USA
Registered: Dec 2001

posted 02-25-2006 04:32 PM            

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I bought a Wichita visible pump the other day and have a couple questions. When I bought it the cylinder was badly broken and had to be removed before we could load it or it would have fallen out. This pump had no cylinder rods or gallon markers. To loosen the jar lid there was a threaded cap on the end of the center pipe that tightened up the cylinder. There are holes in the jar lid and cylinder base for rods but this pump appears to never had rods or gallon markers as the holes were plugged shut and painted over. It came off a farm and was used for fueling farm equipment. My question is did they have versions that did not use cylinder rods or gallon markers and could you tighten the cylinder down enough with the cap on the jar lid to keep it from leaking??

Also it has no electrical for the globe or lights. The pump is listed in Jack's book but the version shown there has lights coming from under the bonnett. The top looks more like the Hayes version without lights but the storage door is marked Wichita Visible Gasoline Pump Company. Also the bell shaped bonnett will not take a globe. Any thoughts.

Keith

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From: Topeka, Kansas USA
Registered: Jan 2003

posted 02-25-2006 04:40 PM            

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I have been thinking about that same thing about the rods, I have seen a lot of those like that around here?

Several of the Visi's I have bought apear to have never had lights either.

Travis E. Towle
Topeka, Kansas

785-357-1004

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From: Kelowna British Columbia Canada
Registered: Jan 2003

posted 02-25-2006 04:41 PM            

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There are thousands of Canadian Clervisions that do not use external tie rods. They use a nut and lead washer in the middle.

The glass cylinder does not know if there are 10 external or one central rod holding it.

It works..

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From: Santa Paula, Calif
Registered: Oct 2000

posted 02-25-2006 05:15 PM            

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Pump companies made several differant options for each model.

A center pipe or rods are to hold everything together, not to make the seal. For that they used LITHARGE GLYCERIN to seal the glass to metal. The cylinder sits on a cork gasket, then it it sealed with LITHARGE GLYCERIN.
Dick

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From: Rolla Mo
Registered: Jan 2005

posted 02-25-2006 05:18 PM            

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This is where the etched cylinder would comeinto place.My hayes I just sold had no rods also.

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From: Nebraska
Registered: Mar 2002

posted 02-28-2006 10:58 PM            

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Keith, I made rods for my Wichita. Thought it might secure the cylinder better if I ever moved it and I like the looks of it better. I think most had an etched 27" cylinder and no internal markers. I ran an electric wire up the center pipe for a bulb. Looks nicer lit up even though it probably didn't have lights.

Rod
Rod likes globes that light up.

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