Hello All,
I thought I would start a thread documenting my efforts to restore a gas pump. I registered on this forum on October 1, 2012, but had been on the site and forum before that, reading and learning a little about Petroliana and how you fellows operate here.
You may have read my first posts. I was close to buying a pretty nice visible, but got beat out on it. I guess it wasn’t meant to be mine. Oh well, we move on.
I recently came up on another visible, pretty close to the same as the first, missing a few parts, but pretty solid. In fact, it was closer to home, so I saved quite a bit on gasoline cost. I quietly made a deal on it with the nice fellow and brought her home.
The pump is a Wayne 615. A visible is what I had been looking for as I wanted a pump that would be of the era of my Model T’s. I suppose these pumps were around a few eras, as I’m learning they were used up into the 50’s and maybe later.
Well, I thought by starting a restoration thread, I can get some of you to offer suggestions, opinions, and/or ideas. I have experience, but not much with gas pumps. I’ve owned and built, restored, and tinkered on a lot of stuff over the years, so a little experience and common sense can go a long way. Some folks have told me that if I can keep my Model T’s running, I can work on just about anything.
So here goes, I’ll be posting my progress along with photos. I’ll be asking questions and seeking advice, so I appreciate your help with this journey. Maybe some other Petroliana newbies can learn along as we go forward to restoring this piece of cool history.
Orlando
First photos post of the pump as I brought her home.
