Re: EE 3 accelerator pump

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2015/10/12 11:38:32

Standard practice is to soak the accelerator pump plunger in gasoline for a few hours before installing. Of course the oil you applied will be removed by gasoline, probably within a stroke or two, or a matter of minutes. You should get very long life even with today's gasoline with the leather plunger, mine's still doing fine after 20 years; it was the non-leather plunger seals that proved to be short-lived with ethanol/gasoline.