Thanks for all the great comments. Not only are you guys a wealth of good info, you are also great encouragment. As for the pump plate, you guys are right, I see them on ebay often. I guess I am having a hard time swallowing $85 and up for them. Especially since lately they have been really scratched and chipped up, missing grommets, ect. The one I was watching last week went for $205 and it was pretty rough! Someone must have been desperate. Or, maybe I am just too cheap.