All,
Was doing some digging on fuel pumps for another member and thought this would be useful from a conversation with RP 8 years ago….. I’m getting old
RP - 2006
I set to work using the fuel pump kits you so kindly procured for me. As stated the kits were for '68.5 - '73 G60s, so I had a collection of that style fuel pump set aside for this rebuild jamboree. From the start of the very first one, things didn't look right. The difference between the early pumps and the post '68.5 pumps is the length of the lower cylinder on the bottom body half: the early pumps are a length of about 1 1/2 inches, while the later pumps are a shorter measure.
The problem I found with the kits is that the 'stem' on the diaphragm is 2" long, while the 'stem' on the later pumps is about 1 1/2 inches long. So, I tear apart one of the early pumps (this one is so early it actually has a priming pump handle on it) and voila! - the diaphragm stems are the same length! I also had a Goss fuel pump kit I had got from Ebay a while back (Goss kit # 919KT) which stated that it suited '68 - '73 G60. This kit was identical to the kits you sent.
So, it turns out that the kits you procured actually fit our earlier Patrols, which means I am: a) short on the kits I got from you, and b) still need to find the kits for the later pumps.
John - 67L60 obtained a Goss fuel pump kit from Ebay, kit # 810KT. From the pictures he sent me of his rebuild process, it appears that this Goss kit suits what we have for the later fuel pump.
Ultimately, what I was hoping was that you might find a source for both of these Goss fuel pump kits - 810KT and 919KT. I would especially love to know the length of the diaphragm stem on the 810KT kit. Then order up a few of each kit.
Swerve - 2006
I confirmed “The 919KT is no longer produced and not available. The 810KT is still available and the diaphragm length is 1" and 3/4. It also has a T piece whatever that is"
RP - 2006
This means that the 919KT is indeed the same as the Nissan 17010-58026 kits. Both kits are in very limited supply, even in your end of the world.
This also means that the 810KT is indeed the kit needed for the/our '68 and later fuel pumps. I just took one apart and measured the stem, and it is very close to 1 3/4 inches.
NEXT POINT – Any kit in now difficult to locate in Oz, When I last bought stock, I cleaned out all old stock I had available. You will find some places have old stock sitting on shelves, but you need to find who and where they are. SO before a flood of people start asking me, I don’t know where any kits are.
GOSS 810KT
http://www.goss.com.au/products/810KT