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- Feb 12, 2020
I took the apron off my 1957 10EE and have found the Bijur metering unit that feeds the well with the cloth packing and pipe cleaner wicking was clogged. It is marked as a MRA-00. I could not find this number in the Bijur catalog so I emailed them for the current number. They replied that the replacement is number BIJ 20-0794 which also is not shown in their catalog or on any third party seller sites. Bijur said I could order directly from them at a cost of $66 plus shipping. Seems high to me. Anyone have any suggestions on a stock part number at a more reasonable price?
Also with the apron off I could not get oil to come up to the top output holes for the Bijur unit or the oil feed to the carriage hole even after priming thru the large plug and turning the carriage hand wheel for 5 minutes. I can see that turning the hand wheel does in fact stroke the pump when it is installed. I took the pump out and when operating it by hand it does dispense a drop of oil per stroke. I disassembled the pump and cleaned and inspected everything and found no problems and blew compressed air through all the apron oil passages. After I put everything back together and primmed through the large plug hole I still can not see oil coming up with 5 minutes of cranking the hand wheel. I let it sit over night in hopes that any air bubbles would rise but still get no oil. Any recommendations?
Also with the apron off I could not get oil to come up to the top output holes for the Bijur unit or the oil feed to the carriage hole even after priming thru the large plug and turning the carriage hand wheel for 5 minutes. I can see that turning the hand wheel does in fact stroke the pump when it is installed. I took the pump out and when operating it by hand it does dispense a drop of oil per stroke. I disassembled the pump and cleaned and inspected everything and found no problems and blew compressed air through all the apron oil passages. After I put everything back together and primmed through the large plug hole I still can not see oil coming up with 5 minutes of cranking the hand wheel. I let it sit over night in hopes that any air bubbles would rise but still get no oil. Any recommendations?