Frankenpump

Squirtgun

Squirtgun

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On a job Monday night I lost pressure thinking prehaps I had busted a fitting or feed hose when I moved my tank on saturday I decided tuesday I would buy all new hoses and fittings to rule those out. With the newall installed I fired the machine up to find I still had no pressure. I turned my attention to the Interpump WS202(general TS2021) with the machine running I could hear something rattling in the crank case. For the 1st in 12 years and almost 18,000 hours the pump was seperated from the skid. After pulling the check valves and finding they were in good shape I moved to seals and packings.Nothing major other than cracked restops. Next stop was the crank cases....jackpot!!!! A connecting rod cap had come loose and broke into 4 pieces. 1 bolt was chewed up and another completely eaten by the pump. Several year ago a fellow contractor gave me an old TS2021 for parts. I robbed the TS2021 of the crank case end cap,crank shaft cover, and 2 connecting rod caps.With everything bolted back together I started the machine again.Woohoo I had full pressure again.This is the 1st time I've ever been this far into a pump (the WS202) got new seals and packings about 6 years ago. Was it hard to work on? No just time consuming since it was the 1st time I opened a pump this much. And yes you read right our skid is 12 years old has close to 18,000 hours on it and still runs strong. Would I like a new skid and trailer?....absolutely,but funds don't allow for it and this machine isn't ready for the bone yard just yet.
 
I agree with CL. A video would have been an awsome instructional video for any of us that ever encounter a problem like this
 
That is great that you were able to do that Scott.

I did not know that you can swap out parts like that, I thought that there might be wear patterns or something that would suggest not doing it but you proved that it can be done and works great.

Congratulations Scott!
 
Tony Shelton said:
Scott is the franken King.

I heard he slipped a chevy motor right in his truck in an autozone parking lot!

Oops! Now I need to run and hide! Lol!

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Tony I put the Chevy motor the bed of the truck. Video isn't possible once I get started working on something I get tunnel vision.Completing the task at hand is all I think about
 
Frankenpump died this morning. The oil sight glass came out pushing all the oil out on the trailer and the case split.

I have had so many 3 steps back days lately I wonder why I bother getting out of bed anymore. I received a bankruptcy notice last week on a job we did in May. Total losses since Feb. of this year so far $4200
I have never felt so down about this business as I do right now.
 
12 years and 18000 hours it seems like you gotten your money worth.
 
Squirtgun said:
Frankenpump died this morning. The oil sight glass came out pushing all the oil out on the trailer and the case split.

I have had so many 3 steps back days lately I wonder why I bother getting out of bed anymore. I received a bankruptcy notice last week on a job we did in May. Total losses since Feb. of this year so far $4200
I have never felt so down about this business as I do right now.
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Keep your chin up Scott. That ole bulldog's tail is still waggin. Tomorrow is a new day for good things to happen. For all of us!
 
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