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Old 03-30-2011, 04:45 PM
tangofox007 tangofox007 is offline
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Originally Posted by lietuviai View Post
Yes, it's the suction valve that gets stuck but it only gets stuck after it sits overnight or longer. It doesn't stick when the engine is running. I can tell when it's stuck when I cannot manually use the primer.
I had the same situation with my discharge valve. The original valves/springs were gummed up. Fortunately, cleaning the pump and installing the repair kit fixed my problem.

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Originally Posted by Diesel911 View Post

I am posting the below photos just in case the Valve is not oriented right. It is possible to get the valve in upside down.
Installing that valve upside down would be quite a feat. And if it was (in theory) so installed, the pump would never work.

Last edited by tangofox007; 03-30-2011 at 05:08 PM.
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