Originally Posted by Hotrod Lincoln
Why not just put the spring and thrust button back in? Any small compression spring that will fit the hole will do, and round plastic or Teflon material is available on Ebay dirt cheap. It's not always necessary to throw a wheelbarrow full of money at these old rigs! The original owners certainly didn't.

I think that's what I'm going to do...put those parts back in. Is it also possible to get rid of the fitting, and return to the grease cup and its cap?

Thanks.

-Kevin

This is what happens when you live with a house-full of women, the wife and daughters name all the cars:
1960 Impala - "Frankie" (Frank Sinatra)
1961 Apache - " 'Mater Jr." (wrecker)
1965 Corvair Monza Convertible
1967 C20 "Ol' Blue" (hidden in a log cabin for 30 years)
1972 SuperBeetle Convertible - "Juliet"
1976 SuperBeetle Convertible - "Olaf"
1988 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce - "Romeo"