Oil Pump Question on Miami
The oil pump on the Miami hasn't work correctly for a while so after working on the motor I pulled the pump and dis-assembled. The pump is supposed to pull oil in with the up pull and then push oil up a tube into the sight glass through a spring loaded check disc on the spring return down position. The pump seems to function properly mechanically but doesn't deliver the oil that I think it should.
The pump has four intake holes in the bottom that had some sort of material on the inside of the pump tube (see pic 3), I can't make out what the material is made of, it seems to be some sort of rubberized leather? I'm not sure if the material is for filtering or to act like a flap to block the oil from going back in the tank and therefore push more oil into the sight glass?
So my questions are: what is the purpose of the material and what was it made of?
I can take some pictures of it apart if it will help, thanks.
The pump has four intake holes in the bottom that had some sort of material on the inside of the pump tube (see pic 3), I can't make out what the material is made of, it seems to be some sort of rubberized leather? I'm not sure if the material is for filtering or to act like a flap to block the oil from going back in the tank and therefore push more oil into the sight glass?
So my questions are: what is the purpose of the material and what was it made of?
I can take some pictures of it apart if it will help, thanks.
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