I have waited as 21 of you expressed opinions. I have my opinions but of the above ones Dave Gill has expressed the best one.

Now, let's decide you decided to keep the guts and your goal is to return the pump to as close as you can to what it looked like when it left the factory.

Now, take another look at the pic above and tell us you are going to remove all that, drain all the old gas out of it (remember you have two meters, each containing about a gallon each of some of the worst smelling gasoline) and restore every part(and remember how it all went back together) back to what it looked like when it left the factory.

If you decide to sell a pump that is not gutted and the purchaser is someone who just wants a nice looking pump to put in his man cave. Since both of the meters have a gallon of, well you know what, in them and someone turns the pulley slightly, and....

We all give references to why we should leave the guts in a gas pump, how about selling a WWII bomb that was still set to explode? Would you buy one. Gas pumps have become display pieces, not something that might be used someday, city, state and federal laws have just about told us they will never be used again.

Jack Sim

Author, 1st & 2nd editions of Gas Pump ID book, 3rd edition is now available at www.gaspumpbible.com
Air Meter ID book also available