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Sat Jul 10 2021 03:58 PM
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What model is this...asking for a buddy...his first punp... Thanks all! Boxcar
Last edited by Boxcar; Sat Jul 10 2021 04:03 PM.
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
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Looks like a T177. I can help you with a handle if you need one. Ron
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Maybe 176. 177s I've had all had outside numbers and external lights
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I'm the new pump owner. I was on here once 6 years ago when I bought a Boyle Dayton curbside. (Still have it.) What's the difference between a 177 and a 179? Mine has the indentations in the top that looks like it should have 2 external lights and a place for the conduit to go in. I brought it home yesterday under the tutelage of Boxcar. While laying on the trailer, I observed that the 2 pieces of pipe that hold all the weight (bottom of skins badly rusted) were rusted away from the base. Finally figured out that those pieces of pipe were threaded on the end that was rusted away. I had a piece of 1 in pipe that just had to be cut into two 11 inch pieces, and threaded on one end, The most labor intensive was knocking out some rusted threads so I could use a 1in NPT tap. I'm glad I'm retired --this project took an entire day. I was initially planning to just move the pump to my place, and place it, as it was, in front of my old barn. Since I spent the entire day rebuilding the main support, I was wondering if I should do a cosmetic restoration. It doesn't look that complicated. I've completely restored 6 Model T's , a 29Chev, a 38 Chev, an 80 Z-28 Camaro, and currently working on a 48 Lincoln Cabriolet. This gas pump don't have near as many parts as a car!. I'm trying to decide if I want to stand it up as is, or make it pretty. The globe seems to have a 7 in base and everyone I see seems to be 6in. What's up with that?
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This is a Model 177. I have one on my site just like it. External bowl lights are correct for this unit. Gilbert and Barker made a lot of pumps for Standard Oil and that company used globes with 7 inch bases. To adapt a 6 inch globe to work, simply take a thin piece of sheet metal. Cut a seven inch ring to fit into the globe holder. Now cut out the center of the new disc, leaving a shelf around the outer edge, to allow the light thru. Place it in the holder and using longer screws, tighten down the 6 inch globe to float in the middle. Paul www.severngaspumps.com
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Thanks. What did the external lights actually look like? I don't think it would just be an exposed bulb!
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Look at the picture on my website. It shows the lights clearly. The porcelain and bulbs are exposed. Paul www.severngaspumps.com
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I saw the white one with red trim. I guess they went through a lot of bulbs whenever it rained with the lights on!
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Restoration of my G&B T-177 is underway! Am I correct in assuming the conduit running up by the glass cylinder and out to the light bulbs was painted red like the rest of the pump? Also, the galvanized plate on top of the cylinder appears to have never been painted on either side. Is that correct? For the final years of the pump"s functional life, it only had one set of original gallon markers. I plan to use a repro set for the one that was missing (unless it looks too bad, then I'll have to use the pair of repros until I can find another original).
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Done at last. The pics by Boxcar in July of last year shows how tired this pump was. During my research I didn't find a lot of pics of the 177, so, I thought I'd try to post one.
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Nice job on the restoration! It has the "look"!
Regards, Jim
I collect gas pump salt and pepper shakers and the plastic coin banks made by AVSCO.
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