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Mon Sep 08 2014 09:22 AM
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Just finished this one for a customer in Wisconsin. Been in his family for over 60 years. He saw a picture of one on the internet done in Texaco and wanted his done the same way. Was missing some parts but thanks to Ron Scobie we were able to complete the restoration. Kind of a rare and neat old pump, we enjoyed doing it.
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Looking for any cans! PM me what ya got!
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These are always great looking pumps! Beautiful work!! It's great to see a pump with a hose and nozzle!
BTW, How did this pump work. Where the glass cylinders just so you could see the gas flowing? What was there function?
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Steve Coppens
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Really want a Sunoco National pump ad glass!!
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pump came out nice, museum quality work- cool... 
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Is this pump one of the aftermarket ones? Or did you just decide to fab up a different nozzle hanger and nozzle rest set-up? Paint's catchy.
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Is this pump one of the aftermarket ones? Or did you just decide to fab up a different nozzle hanger and nozzle rest set-up? Paint's catchy. Pump is the real deal. As I said, it had been in the customer's family for over 60 yrs. Not sure what you mean about rigging up a different nozzle hanger. Nozzle end goes into it's original receiver on the right side of pump and the handle rests on the original brass mount. Maybe you're referring to the lever on the right front of the pump. If so, this was used to turn the pump on/off. It was attached to a rod that mounted to a switch lever on the lower unit. We gutted the pump and saved the lever and re-engineered it to turn the face plate and globe lights off/on.
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These are always great looking pumps! Beautiful work!! It's great to see a pump with a hose and nozzle!
BTW, How did this pump work. Where the glass cylinders just so you could see the gas flowing? What was there function? Steve - the glass cylinders served as the sight glass on this particular pump. It also has a spinner in each cylinder that rotates to show that gas is flowing when in use.
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I mean the nozzle holder is incorrect for that pump. It's either someone's fantasy or an aftermarket invention. The "on-off" switch on the front is not original either...original on/off switch was part of the nozzle rest assembly. I'm not knocking your pump, definitely good looking, but information is power...
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I mean the nozzle holder is incorrect for that pump. It's either someone's fantasy or an aftermarket invention. The "on-off" switch on the front is not original either...original on/off switch was part of the nozzle rest assembly. I'm not knocking your pump, definitely good looking, but information is power... Didn't take your comment as a knock. This is the first 800 that we've restored and I have to tell you, everything sure looked right on it. May have been modified somewhere down the road and if so they sure did a good job of making it all work. Wouldn't happen to have a picture of one unrestored in its original manufactured condition would you? Be great to see how it matches up with the one we restored. And I agree "information is power" so appreciate the insight.
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Great looking pump! It really shines! Love the 800's.
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The had gas o gun nozzles. I have one getting restored now. I am getting anxious after seeing your photo.
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Sure thing. I stole these pics from John Kramer but they were previously posted on this site so hopefully he won't be too mad   And a close-up of what the nozzle holder/on-off switch should look like: 
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