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02-16-2018, 10:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Eastern WV
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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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02-16-2018, 02:25 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Eastern WV
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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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02-16-2018, 04:22 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Toppenish, WA
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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.
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