Parts washer pump???

JD Seller

Well-known Member
A friend has a Speedway Parts washer. It is a China import. The pump quit working. He asked me to try and fix it for him.

HE is a disabled Vet. So funds are real tight for him. I am willing to fund a modest pump for this washer. The trouble I am having is the ones I find are not for anything but water based solvents. He uses K-1 to wash his parts in.

I know some one on here used a small externally mounted pump on a parts washer. I can't get the search to find the post.

Do any of you remember what pump was used???

Maybe know of a reasonable priced pump that will is rated for flammable liquids???

I know about using the fuel pump off of a fuel oil furnace. They are had to find around here anymore as most furnaces are propane for the last 20 years of so around here. I priced a new one and they wanted $175 for it. WOW.
 
For what it is worth I have used an old combine hydraulic pump with an automotive spin on filter on the intake. It's belt driven to slow it down.

The pump was off of an Oliver 535 combine. I've had it while. The filter plugs faster when the fluid get dirty. My parts washer is 4 x 8 with room to mount that.

I don't know if there is room for this on your project but I thought you might have some stuff laying around.

RT (my 2 cents.)
 
Have you pulled that pump out and cleaned it up?? In my parts washer I have had to pull the pump a couple times and clean it up and it then works just fine for a long time
 
JD,
just a few suggestions. As you know we changed our aqueous based pump over to the fuel oil furnace pump for running kerosene in it.

Have you checked out any heating contractors who has removed oil furnaces locally?

Have you checked any salvage/ recycling centers for used oil furnaces that someone threw away do to heat exchangers burning out or changeover to propane/lp etc.

Even a burnt out fuel oil torpedo heater should have a pump you can use to retrofit to a parts washer.

To do ours there was no cost at all as we had an old oil furnace and we cabbaged the parts off of, only thing we bought was the weathertight on/off box. We still have the old water based pump in the garage. I hope this helps you in you finding what you need.
LOU
 
I have several fuel oil burners just sitting on a shelf....not hard to find here. I"ve also heard of using a pump from a dishwasher or washing machine. No idea how they tolerate certain solvents, etc.
 
I'm with old. The stock pad type filters in those chinese pumps will not stop anything. Pump clogs up fast. I put a pre-filter on mine and been happy with it.
 

I put a new boiler in my house last fall. The old one is still down there and I can send the pump to you if you want.
 
Lou I finally found your post. Yours looks like a nice washer. I stopped and left word with two local furnace repair guys about them having a old oil burner around. Hopefully I can find a used one here locally.

I am afraid to buy one of the cheap little plastic pumps. They are not rated for flammable liquids. I know his old pump was not either but I do not want to be the cause of him having a problem.
 
I was part a of Team whom dismantled and overhauled J79/Lm1500 GE Turbines,R/R Spey, CAT G333 Piston Engines, INGERSOLL RAND KVS,KVR, and their accessories. We used VARSOL for solvent as the cleaning medium. Google "little giant solvent parts washer pump picture" These pumps were the best we ever used.
 
JD,
I can understand avoiding problems with the cheap plastic stuff, plus having him hurt or something burning up due to cheap plastic.

We are looking for a mill lathe combo ,as you can see our post in Tractor talk,so we can rebuild anything made with plastic parts and remake out of metal for a safer and longer use.

The oil burner we have uses the sunstrand oil pump, but it would be something to match up the coupling up with the pump/motor. That is why it's easier to have both together for a much easier setup on the original type combination. Most oil furnace pumps don't use gaskets,its a machine fit. I have cleaned them up also to remove microscopic dirt particles out of them also. I hope you can find something to work for the fellow.
LOU
 

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