Re: 1936 J-80 Johnson water pump plunger

[kevinf]

I remember reading on the pre-crash boards that the old lads soldered a copper penny on the plunger end when it wore through but I’ve never seen or tried the repair. I think you would want a fairly soft metal to slow wear on the eccentric.

As an aside the last few years our one cent coin was actually copper plated steel and would rust when it was exposed to salt. They gave up on a one cent piece altogether so we may have to import those too for water pump repair 🙂

Kev