Petrol Pump Priming Lever Spring

[Ron Hayhurst]

The AC pumps on Sevens and contemporary cars usually have a priming lever. The return spring is horseshoe shaped and nests under the lever. I have couple of pumps where the spring is broken. Please are there any suggestions where replacement springs might be obtained. There is nothing in the Red Cross Directory and I have yet to find these with my regular suppliers of parts.
Ron

[John Mason]

Ron, you can use these pumps with a broken spring. Mine has been broken for the last 7 years and like you I cannot find a replacement. Just move the priming lever up and down manually but remember to make sure it’s in the downwards position when you have finished.

John Mason.

[dickie65]

Or in the up position as an anti theft device.

[John Mason]

Thanks Dicke65. I had never though of that.

John Mason

[Ron Hayhurst]

Thanks John for your comment. Both my cars have pumps with OK springs. I am putting together a pump for a friend and thought I would make up a spare for myself from my pile of bits. It seemed sensible to fit a good new spring as part of this process. The response so far suggests that no new spares are being made - all to do with setting up costs vv demand I suppose. All a bit sad as the required shape is just a bigger version of the mousetrap spring, with the wire having probably the same gauge and spring rate.
Fingers crossed for a reader to yet to say they have found a supplier
Ron