It is actualy a "MECHANICAL COMPUTER", it changes a manual action into a readable, calculated display. MECHANICALY
The
METER is under the Computer, it drives the computer.
The METER, "meters" the amount of gas and the computer calculates the price by the adjustable gears in the bottom.
IN a Bennett cabinet, the METER is on top of the pumping unit.
So for correct terminology....
the
MOTOR turns the pulley on
PUMPING UNIT, the pumping unit, supplies the
METER w/ gasoline.
The METER "MEASURES" a certain amount to pass while the computer REGISTERS the AMOUNT of flow and CALCULATES the amount of sale. This all fits inside the
CABINETOn a Bennett pumping unit, the
AIR ELIMINATOR is built into the pumping unit.
The air eliminator makes sure that you don't buy air & gasoline mixed.
This is you free crash course to understanding HOW they worked....copy it if you wish.
The head you have, from the side, should look like the one in the middle.the only difference I see is that yours has flat wheels, no bell, and a different price, but then I have been rebuilding them for a few (22) years. Oh yeah... yours is more dirty
I almost have these guys broken from calling COMPUTERS,...METERS
The old timers called them CLOCKS.....the really old timers...they are all gone now.
The last one I knew died about 15 yrs ago. I knew one ...MR.GREEN...he was in his late 80's when I was just getting started around the early eighties. I can only IMAGINE what that guy had seen in his days.
Good luck and have fun with it...email me if you need me.
Joe