Posted by notjustair on January 30, 2018 at 19:31:44 from (184.191.48.136):
As I have gotten older and become financially able, I've made it a habit of buying two of something when I need a replacement part. There's always a seal blowout on the combine on a Saturday night it seems, and my parts stashes have come in handy.
I noticed the other day that the adjustable fuel pressure regulator on one of the old trucks had a drip to it (after I made an adjustment to it, of course). I got on the Holley website to order one and ordered two out of habit. Two trucks use those and they are about the same age. If one failed the other might also. They are a typical accelerator pump style diaphragm - two metal disks with a "rubber" flexible seal sandwiched in between.
My question is this: where do I put so that it might still be pliable if it is a couple of years before I need it? It would usually go in the bin that holds the mechanical fuel pumps and carb kits, but that's in the unheated machine shed. I hate to separate parts, but would it be better off under the kitchen sink out of severe temperature swings while it is dry? I can't say as I have had a carb kit or diaphragm that I have purchased and waited more than about a month to use in the past. Who knows, I may have wasted $6 buying an extra, but I'll be more than $6 happier if the other one ever leaks. Providing I keep my spare pliable and it isn't dry rotted and stiff when I need it.
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