Hi Frank, thanks for the info.  By "new is good", do you mean a new
pickup tube is a worthwhile investment when rebuilding (similar to
springing for a new pump, etc.)?

T.

At 4:17 PM -0400 10/12/01, Frank Grunthaner wrote:
>I recently took one of the G/J pressure relief assemblies apart and found a
>heavy deposit of caked or coked (overheated) oil which made the piston bind
>at full travel.
>
>Good post. This might be a place where new is good!

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