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OK so the round ethyl sign would be the correct version to advertise ethyl! thanks again!

Dick--On my pump, you can see that I am missing both of those inspection covers. Is the small one a cast cover like the larger one? Do you have both of those covers on yours? Wondering where I can get some made? If cast iron, Ron could cast some if he had something to go by. I think his pump is also missing that larger cover. If I had dimensions, I could research it. Thanks!

Kevin, Don @ Vic's has a cast cover;
http://www.vics66.com/store/gas-pump-par...ront-lower-door

Check w/ Ron on lower base cover [both of your pumps should have the sq csat cover].

Both my 17's have Stamped steel covers & lower door panels.

Dick,

Did the Fry's always come with cages around the cylinders. Would some be operated without? Your has a cage, but I think I saw a restored pump without.

It's the only way I can keep the WEASEL in, the TexasPelican & Varmints of ILL. OUT ! LOL

Rock/Hail guard was a protector to keep cylinder from getting broke. MOST visible pumps had them & some county/states might have required their use. In towns/cities where gravel wasn't a threat & pumps were protected by canopies, they might not have been required.

One sees a lot of photos without them. (I always called them gravel guard, names are interchangeable)

Talked to an old-timer when I was a child about the guard, he said after replacing the cylinder a few times, they just went ahead and would leave the guards off.

Kevin,
I have both of the covers. Give me a call.
Ron

HERE'S A BETTER SHOT OF CAST LOWER BASE ,I'M ASSUMING SMALL HOLE AT 12 O CLOCK ON BASE IS WHERE THE CAST PLATE WOULD HAVE BEEN FASTENED ? ALSO IS THE LOWER BASE ACCESS DOOR COVER CAST ,OR STAMPED STEEL LIKE THE ONE ON PUMP THAT HAS G.L.M ON IT? THE QUESTIONS WAS THROWN OUT THERE ON GLM ACCESS DOOR WEATHER IT WAS CAST COVER OR STAMPED STEEL, I BELIEVE IT IS STAMPED STEEL & NOT CAST ,IT'S SOME REAL THICK STUFF ,I WILL CHECK AGAIN TONIGHT! WOULD THERE HAVE BEEN A CAST COVER & A STAMPED STEEL COVER FOR THE ACCESS DOOR ? OR WERE ALL MADE WITH SAME MATERIAL THAT ADVERTISED GUARANTEE LIQUID MEASURE ?

THERE WAS A HALF OF FRY 17 ON EBAY THAT JUST SOLD THAT HAD SOME GREAT ORIGINAL PARTS HERE WAS THE # 270701060833 I THINK SELLER WAS FROM OKC,

HERE IS THE LOWER DOOR OFF OF THE FRY 17, IT IS CAST ,I WAS WRONG ABOUT BEING STAMPED STEEL,I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS ,BUT AFTER TAKING OFF & CLEANING IT APPEARS TO BE CAST! I AM GOING TO PICK UP LOWER BASE HERE IN ABOUT 30 MINS & WILL POST SOME PICS MONDAY!

Sure looks like Heavy Stamped Steel to me. Most castings DO NOT have the indent of letters on back.

THAT WAS MY 1ST THOUGHT,IM GETTING THIS CONFUSED,I SWORE IT WAS STAMPED STEEL,BUT A COLLECTOR EMAILED ME & SAID IT WAS CAST & I JUST WENT OFF THAT, IT IS NO DOUBT THICK GAUGE STUFF!

Chris,
I have that door but I make it out of cast iron with the tab on the back. I also make the other style with two mounting holes and no tab on the back. I have only seen a couple of cast iron doors that look like yours. The one I'm looking to make a few copies of is that elusive cast iron one...
Let me know if you need the larger lower door (square).
Ron

WELL I REMOVED THE BASE FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION HERES A PIC OF THE BASE ONCE I GOT IT TO THE GARAGE,IT WAS A FULL BLOWN JOB REMOVING THE BASE, THERE WAS CONCRETE POURED UP TO THE LOWER PANEL DOOR,IT TOOK ABOUT TWO HOURS OF LABOR! LOL...I DID NOT FIND IT ANYWHERE AROUND THE AREA METAL DETECTOR WENT NUTS,THERE IS TONS OF SILVER GLASS THAT WAS SETTING IT OFF ,THAT IS A COURT HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN 1870 ,THE PUMP WAS RIGHT OUT FRONT ,THERE USED TO BE A ROAD THAT WENT THROUGH THERE ,VERY NEAT SPOT,ON THIS GUYS 700 ACRES WAS A COURT HOUSE ,1800'S JAIL,AND PARTIAL REMAINS FROM A SALOON,THERE WERE 4 SALOON'S WAY BACK WHEN THAT SURROUNDED THE COURTHOUSE!THE OLD TOWN IS ON THIS GUYS PROPERTY ,IT'S A SHAME THE WAY THIS HISTORY IS DETERIORATING ON HIS PLACE,THERE NEIGHBORS ARE THE FAMILY THAT STARTED LOUISIANA OIL CO. AND OFFERED TO FINANCIALLY RESTORE THE COURT HOUSE ,THEY DECLINED THE OFFER ACCORDING TO THE SON ! ANYWAYS HERE ARE SOME PICS OF THE BASE & COURTHOUSE! THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!

Presiding Judge Roy Bean?

So glad to see that the base was finally recovered. Love to see the documentation. All of you FRY people have been a great help to me in my own restoration attempt.