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Old 07-07-16 | 12:05 AM
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Silca stated they don't make these anymore and I can't seem to find them anywhere.

Anyways, I was looking through my scrap and found a poly rod that roughly matched the ID of the pump body.

After some cutting and some time on the drill press, I ended up with this:

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In order to make the stop on the top of the cap, I figure I'd melt the top and mushroom it on my counter top. I tried using my stove:

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It was going way too slow. I then pulled out my MAP torch and made quick work of it:

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The trick is to apply even pressure when mushrooming the top of the cap:

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Re-drilled the 10.3mm hole (13/32") on the top cap (because of all the mushrooming), measure, and cut to size:

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Put the cap in place, drill the side holes, and finished!!!

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I put a small dimple on the top to indicate where the hole is at for future maintenance use (for alignment).
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