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Ok, I'm putting my pump togather. I have run into one problem... I am having one heck of a time trying to install the glass (meter and ad). Are there any tricks, I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'll get one part then it gets stuck and I can't get the rest.... if that makes sense

I have never done this before, but in my Tokheim pump manual it says to put the rubber weather onto the glass first. Then put a thin piece of string in the weather strip channel that will eventually go into the door. Add some dishsoap to the channel fit the glass into the door on one one end. work your way around to each side, pulling the string to engage the weather strip into the door. There is a picture of this in the manual, I could scan it, but it will be sometime next week before I can do that.

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-Dave-
Slowly progressing on a '54 Tokheim 39

This is a phone call I field daily, so here's my best advice. I generally put glass in the doors with them off the pump, maybe on a work bench, saw-horses, coffee table, etc. The most common rubber type, the 102, or 's'rubber, I put around the pump window first, stretching as tight as possible then cutting it to length. I then try and continue stretching the rubber and trimming the excess at the seam until I feel like it is the shortest & tightest it can be. I do this because it invariably softens up the more you mess with it and by the time you are done it's all loosey-goosey! Always make your seam at the bottom middle of the glass when possible. Once I feel I'm there, I take a small office stapler and pop a staple into the two ends at the seam to hold it in place temporarily. I know this sounds unorthodox, but it works for us and we do at least a pump a week. Then position the window in back of the door at the opening. Taking a small pick, or the smallest flat-blad screw driver Sears sells, get the other channel in the 'S' started onto the door. Once you get the slightest edge 'lipped' over the door, you begin to slid the pick around the window clock-wise and the rubber will begin to seat on the door. Once it is completely hooked on the door, you will need to go back with your thumbs and finish rolling the rubber completely onto the door.

This seems to be one of the most vexing issues to the new restorer, but once mastered it's extremely quick & easy....that is until you get into the curved door Bennetts and the 103 rubber, but that's a topic for a different day.

Happy hunting......Seth/Vic's '66'

Good info above me here but another suggestion;
talk to a tech that works at a windshield installation company. He too can give you good info!!

Neal

Thanks seth, I will try but... I have a curved door bennett.... so any tips? I think I'll start on the small ad glass first to get my feet wet.... then move onto the computer glass. Thanks all for the tips... keep 'em coming!

Thats all good info,that can be aggrevating procedure!I like to put the rubber on the door first then install glass, use a plastic spoon from a glass shop its just a flat piece of plastic thats pointed on both ends.Start on bottom work your way around use LOTS of soapy water in a spray bottle,this makes it hard to handel but helps so much,another pair of hands can be helpful,once you do it a few times you can really put them in fast! Good Luck,Joe

The string method works. I restore antique cars and use that method to install windshields with rubber seals.
Jeff

Here is how Tokheim recommends you do it: http://64.226.138.86/gaspumps/TokheimGlass.htm
Jack Sim www.crspub.com

One thing not mentioned here is that if you are using original add glass or window glass, you may have to have it trimmed down. It will NOT go back in with reproduction rubber channel. I recently had to have all four pieces of glass recut for a Wayne 505 duo.

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ROD [Mich.]