Guest PIKESPEAKING Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIRE A RECENTLY RESCUED 1926 CHANDLER PIKES PEAK ENGINE MY BROTHER AND I RAN INTO THIS REALLY WEIRD OIL PUMP PROBLEM. KNOWING CHANDLER PUMPS ARE USUALLY JUNK WE DECIDED TO TAKE THIS ONE APART TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD PUMP OIL BEFORE WE WENT ANY FURTHER. THE PERSON THAT SOLD ME THE ENGINE CLAIMED IT HAD BEEN IN STORAGE FOR DECADES. LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF THE GASKET BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM HALF OF THE PUMP. THIS IS AS WE FOUND IT . LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU CAN SEE THE PUMP GEARS BEHIND THE GASKET. CHECKING FURTHER WE FOUND THE PUMP TO BE JUNK AND THE PROJECT GROUND TO A HALT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5219 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 That is beyond weird. I will guess that somebody during the war cut a new gasket from a cardboard sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambarn Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 That's pretty cool. I still have the dime and marble we pulled from our 23 Chevy when I was 9 or 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Interesting political cartoon that someone used.(Hint: Please turn off the caps lock button. It is considered yelling to post in all caps. Thanks.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhb1999 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Left to right: Tojo, Hitler, Mussolini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Maine Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I didn't see anything until rhb gave the names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 The names on the "gasket" are Hirohito - Hitler - Mussolini.I looked on-line and found several similar type cartoons with the same three but not this exact one yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RU22 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 That gasket would clog the pump if the engine were started. I'm glad you caught it PC? Well it's pre-PC and should be judged in that lightAwin..... X2!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 In the old days, car owners might use anything to get their ride rolling again. Some probably still do this today. I'd say putting "oil in the faces" of those guys are the least of our worries.Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studemax Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Well.... I'm impressed with the hardiness of the newsprint used and heartened by the use of such a cartoon to serve as a gasket lo these many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Harmatuk Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 When I was a kid, I used to make gaskets from cereal box material all the time. Carburetor, transmission, differential, water pump, etc.A little coat of chassis grease, spread with the fingers before installation and your good to go. Never a problem if done right. I guess I am the only one to admit to it.I learned the trick from an old man that once used a piece of his belt to repair a connecting rod bearing on the side of the road.Just a few years ago I used to make gaskets for turbine steam pumps for a power boiler at a pulp mill, from gasket material that cost hundreds of dollars a foot.I guess the old fellow taught me something.One day a lion will appear from a Frosted Flake box.Bill H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I have made many a gasket from old cereal boxes, brown paper bags, notebook covers and any thin cardboard or thick paper. Never had one fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 A little black grease on the flange or body needing a gasket, press it on whatever material will be the gasket to make a perfect imprint and a pair of scissors. Now you have a gasket. I do it all the time. Carb gasket for my 1924 Willys? No problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Awini Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Awin..... X2!!what does this mean?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarrsCars Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 what does this mean?:confused:Internet lingo, we'll bring you guys up to speed kicking and screaming if needed. "A win" = Cool idea, complete success, etc."X2" = Times two, ie: multiplied because it's so awesome.In other words, Good show old chap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarrsCars Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 BTW, I'm such a sucker for this kind of stuff, I think you should definitely keep that junk oil pump as a time capsule piece sitting on a shelf with the gasket facing out, it gives us a very personal glimpse into a pivotal era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Agreed. That would make a good display piece. I would even go so far as to put it in a glass or plexi box with a wooden base. Did anyone notice the blood on the tips of their swords? There appears to be some kind of liquid(possibly more blood)coming out from Hitler's hat and from Mussolini's hand. Looking closely, Mussolini might be tipping a blood-filled hat as well. It's hard to tell. Quite a poignant political cartoon. I would love to see the full version of this. I like this find for another reason as well. Sometimes when I'm working on my own car, I feel like an archaeologist of sorts. Seeing something like this confirms that feeling. Great find and thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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