Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Thread Like Summary - Any tips are appreciated!

Just picked up a couple old pumps yesterday and have no clue where to begin my semi restoration of these. They are going to sit outside at my faux gas station so no need to go too crazy on them. Any tips are greatly appreciated!

There is a lot of controversy surrounding that question . My opinion is absolutely leave them in keep the pumps original and complete .

If they are going outside, leaving the motor and pump in will keep them heavy and more difficult to steal.

I'd remove the guts, going inside or outside wouldn't matter to me. Will make it easier to rewire the pumps too. Being heavy is helpful in stealing, but you really need to bolt them down or chain them up anyway.