Re: AMC nickle plated oil pump

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I forget his name, but the guy on the BullTear site has done a lot of research and field work on the nickle plated pumps. He and some field testers have been running the nickle plated pumps for a while -- exactly how long I forget. Cleaning of the aluminum is essential! They go through a multi-step process to thoroughly clean them first. As long as the pumps are clean the nickle plating will stay. I've never seen a nickle plated gun peel!

On September 14, 2004 Tom Jennings wrote:

> Well I'd worry that the nickel plating could flake, chip, unbond,
> underlying microscopic pit corrosion, then you'd have hard abrasive,
> destructive Ni crap embedding in bearings, etc. Ouch! (It's magnetic
> though, so a big magnet might catch some of it.)
> 
> I'm dubious about it's longevity. I'm not convinced it's bad or
> anything, but without some lifetime testing I'd be very skeptical.
> 


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