Good Gravy! Do you know how hard it is to find a non-well type of pump? We called a few professional places and got prices that were outrageous. We called Home Depot too and they could get it in by the 11th. So then, shudder, we went to Lowes and found what we needed for a good price ($157). Tomorrow we cut the old one out, clean up the connections that are left, then put the new one in.
Yes, I said ‘we’. A friend of ours, a great all around good feller, came and took a look at it. He just put one in at the farm he manages so he had good advice. So, we are going to give it a try. We have the pump and after getting the old one out and all that, we’ll go to the hardware store to get all the pieces parts.
Used to, I was able to tackle stuff like this with out hesitation. I rebuilt a carburetor of my ’84 Jeep Grand Wagoneer by using the diagram in the box and the Reader’s Digest Do-It-Own-Damn-Self book (aka Reader’s Digest Fix-it Yourself book). That is an experience I am putting into Butch Girls. The wonder of doing that, putting it all back together, then turning the key…it is exhilarating. And since I used to fix a lot of our own stuff (cheaper to buy a book than to pay someone to do it for us), it is not difficult to come up with projects for Kelly to do. And helping Grace with her carburetor just fit right in.
Anyway, just thought would update. Gonna have fun tomorrow!