| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,870 | If those new pumps can be dismantled, changing the spring inside will adjust the pressure. The camshaft lobe and the lever that rides on it provide the vacuum that draws the fuel from the tank. The spring and the size of the diaphragm it's moving is what determines the pressure in the line going to the carburetor. Apparently the manufacturers of the new pumps are using too strong a spring in their products. BTW- - - -shortening the length of the spring WILL NOT help- - - - -that actually makes it stronger. A spring with a smaller diameter wire would need to be substituted for the original one. Jerry
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