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Re: Make shift water pump
« on: March 06, 2024, 10:26:54 am »
Only 1 ball bearing which acts as a check valve an the intake side.

What prevents blowback of the water from the boiler?   When I open that valve it shoots out through the pump stick onto the eccentric.   I guess seals?
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