1954 235 Fuel Pump
 

Hey folks, I have the flat top fuel pump on my 54 - 235.
The body has the 2 valve chambers separated by a partition.
The cap has matching (smaller) chambers with a matching partition.
The rubber gasket between these is a solid sheet isolating the upper smaller chambers from the lower valve chambers.
Is there a purpose for this isolation ?
Maybe the air trapped in the upper chamber is a buffer ? or snubber of sorts ?
Just curious, thanks for your time.
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Re: 1954 235 Fuel Pump
 

No prob, got this one figgerd out ... once I learned what to search for.
"Pulsator" gasket. Acts sort of like a smoothing capacitor in an AC electrical circuit.
Absorbs the shock, cushions the pulses and actually reduces the noise of the pump.

Kind regards,
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Re: 1954 235 Fuel Pump
 

Well I learned two things out of that. How that pump works and that Fred is getting pretty good with hitting the search button.