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Old 05-06-12, 16:08
Phil Waterman Phil Waterman is offline
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Default Should be but not necessarily

Hi Andrew

Should be but not necessarily, both the pumps that failed on me were bought long after we went over to Ethanol 10 gas in the US, like two years. But there is no way of knowing how long they had been sitting on the shelf in the auto parts system. Both of mine were I believe Carter brand.

Got to buy another this week for installation in my HUP so I'll check if they are marked as OK for Ethanol.

As to replacement diaphragms to rebuild old carburetors as has been mentioned. Ones being sold by outfits like MACs are probably good. But I've seen some being sold elsewhere that are single layer diaphragms which I don't really trust. Have one in my spares box in one of the trucks that still has a manual pump. Figure it would at-least get me home.

Cheers Phil
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