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Removing Ampico A Pump Cut-off Valve
By Bill Chapman

The master cut-off valve, which in the Ampico A is a part of the pump,
is inaccessible for replacement. I skipped restoring it in 1982 and
it has become worn and squeaky. Now 40 years later I am still stumped
about how to remove it.

Is there a known method for removing it? In the attached picture the
valve is the greenish area in the center of the unit.

A scale was handy -- the weight of the pump with the compensating
bellows is 45.0 pounds.

Bill Chapman
La Quinta, California -- 62 deg. F today

 [ Cut-off valve controlling stack during rewind
 [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/21/01/24/210124_213049_IMG_2525.JPG
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