[AT] Off Topic Goulds piston pump

Bo Hinch bohinch at gmail.com
Tue Jun 5 06:34:17 PDT 2012


Hi Charlie , I have a # 35 Goulds pump that I would probably part with . It
is complete less the motor . What do you have for trade ???

Bo Hinch in S/W Louisiana

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 7:57 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:

> That's right Richard,  It will pump in either rotation but will not
> properly
> oil it's self in the wrong direction. That is what is wrong with the one I
> have.
> Someone ran it (not me) in the wrong direction.  I bought this one for
> parts
> years ago in case I needed it to repair the one over at our farm.  My mom
> had a problem with our old pump and without consulting me had a plumber
> replace the old pump and haul it off.  By the time I found out about it the
> pump was long gone.  Jump forward a decade or two.  I realized the old
> parts
> pump was still at the farm and decided to try and repair/restore it.
> The connecting rod is missing and the offset journal that the rod rides on
> is worn down.  It can be fixed but I need a rod or need enough information
> about it to fabricate my own.  I think if I get real lucky I can cut down a
> rod from an engine to fit.   I'd love to see a picture of the connecting
> rod
> and have some measurements from it but I'm going to stop short of asking
> you
> to pull your pump apart to get it.  Hopefully the museum in NY can help me
> or I'll eventually find another pump.
>
> It's a little more than just a restoration project for me.  I feel the need
> to have a pump that will work when I don't have electricity such as after a
> hurricane or
> ice storm.  That old Goulds can be belted up to a gasoline motor or
> whatever.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Strobel
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 8:17 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Off Topic Goulds piston pump
>
> Ok, great Charlie.  I somewhat remember redoing mine several years ago.  If
> I remember correctly it does have a direction of rotation which off hand
> doesn't make much sense on a piston pump until I noticed an oil flinger
> attached to the rod cap.  I believe this would throw the lube up into the
> stuffing box aka packing gland.
>
>   The crank (eccentric) of course doesn't have modern day seals but it has
> a unique feature in that all the seepage goes back into the crankcase via
> some sort of scupper.
>
> Like youtube showed...it's a pumping little bugger and I've shot water
> probably over 35 feet with a make shift nozzle.
>
>  So please refresh my memory.  Did you say you needed the rod or ??
>
> Regards,
> RickinMt.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 5:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Off Topic Goulds piston pump
>
>
> > Yep that's the critter.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Strobel
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 7:17 AM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group ; Rick Strobel
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Off Topic Goulds piston pump
> >
> > Is this it, Charlie ?
> >
> >
> http://inlinethumb36.webshots.com/17187/2477509720039077051S600x600Q85.jpg
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 4:17 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Off Topic Goulds piston pump
> >
> >
> > > Thanks Roy.  I've already tried those numbers.  If anyone there was
> half
> > > as
> > > interested in helping me as you are
> > > I'd already have the pump fixed.  The lady wouldn't even let me finish
> > > my
> > > sentence before she instructed me that
> > > I needed to talk to a different company and gave me a number which no
> > > one
> > > ever answers.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Roy Morgan
> > > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 10:36 PM
> > > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > > Subject: Re: [AT] Off Topic Goulds piston pump
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jun 4, 2012, at 7:49 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> > >
> > > > I need some help with this.  I have a Goulds model CID 35, 1940's or
> > > > 50's
> > > > vintage piston type well pump that I want to restore.
> > >
> > > Goulds Pumps web site
> > > http://www.gouldspumps.com
> > > shows no antique pump service literature, but you can fill in a
> > > question form at:
> > >
> > > http://www.gouldspumps.com/contact.html
> > >
> > > Or here is their phone number - just call them up!
> > >
> > > Contact Us
> > > Mail and Phone
> > > Contact Information:
> > > ITT - Goulds Pumps Headquarters
> > > 240 Fall St.
> > > Seneca Falls, New York 13148
> > >
> > > Telephone:
> > > (315) 568-2811
> > > FAX:
> > > (315) 568-2418
> > >
> > > And incidentally, the fellow who now runs our local park is a retired
> > > tool maker.  If you really do need some machine work, he might be able
> > > to help you out.
> > >
> > > Roy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Roy Morgan
> > > k1lky at earthlink.net
> > > K1LKY Since 1958 - Keep 'em Glowing!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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