[V8] Unrelated note...

[Tony and Lillie]

The eight you have left are more than likely the problem. Of the ten or so I've rebuilt (same pump as a 5000/100/200 as well) they were all leaking from the "X" caps. One of them also had a small weeping from the front seal. The way to do the "X" caps is to get a large socket from NAPA that looks like a huge straight-blade screwdriver and goes on a 1/2" rachet. Grind it down a bit so it fits into the slots of the caps. Then, put it on a 1/2" impact, and go to town. You will see those caps all around the pump, on the sides. When they rebuild the pumps, they don't replace every seal I'v rebuilt several "rebuilt" pumps. Some after only months of replacement, and they generally have several o-rings that were clearly not replaced when "rebuilt".

Tony

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>My only suggestion would be to double check the hoses at the crimp joint.  You need to pull them back a bit to see it....
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> I am doing both these as well, and it seems the hoses are the bigger problem
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>So has anyone else ever pulled apart one of these pumps?  I've gotten about
>halfway through and can't figure out how to disassemble it any further.
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>In the kit there is one large o-ring, 8 medium large o-rings, 6-medium
>o-rings, and 2 small o-rings, as well as a round seal in a little box.
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>As soon as I pulled the two halves apart it was apparent where the single
>large o-ring and the 6 medium o-rings were supposed to go.  Then I found two
>screws toward the front of the pump that each had a small o-ring, so I
>figured out where those go.  That leaves me with the seal, which I figure is
>probably for the pulley shaft, and the 8 medium-large o-rings.
>
>The part I can't figure out is where those remaining 8 rings go, and how to
>pull the shaft out of the pump to replace its seal.