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Newbie here .. looking for a 615 pump mechanism ? is this even possible? thnx

Go to www.gaspumps.us and send Tom Buckles an e-mail.

Yes its possible. Very common mechanism and they do turn up from time to time. Be patient and keep asking around. Tom is a good place to start!

Thank you for your help!

Thank you for your help! Have you ever installed the cylinder back in one of these ?

I have never had one apart, but others on this site have.

I'm sorry, have to be careful in my description. I was talking about the glass cylinder. I'm getting ready to reinstall and had questions ? Just use the cork gaskets ? no other caulk , etc? how tight do i want to tighten the jar lid down ? Just snug it ? its the original cylinder , i'm going to be scared to death. Thanks

OK--This is only my opinion and others may feel differently. I have done about 6 of these with 100% success.
I use cork gaskets on top and bottom. I hand tighten all the nuts and when I finally use a wrench, I start tightening opposite nuts, about 1/2 turn at a time. I do this until I feel the torque load of the nuts is sufficient to hold the cylinder in place if the pump was jostled around, and then I leave it sit overnight. The next day I check all the nuts to see if any are loose, and I usually end up snugging all of them up a small amount.
After a couple of days, I usually apply a silicone sealant to the gapped area around the base of the cylinder, and I leave the top alone. Seems to work just fine for me, but I'm sure others may do it differently?

On all visibles, I use 1/4" thick, high density foam weatherstrip that has adhesive on one side. I cut it to width needed to fit the groove in the upper and lower housings. Then, I attach it to the housing. I don't use any caulking or silicone. I also tighten the nuts in a criss cross pattern. Just snug enough to hold everything in place.