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Originally Posted by spareparts
those diaphragms aren't cheap, but they are available, I'm thinking around $50+
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Hmmmm..... so they were trying to scam me? Nice. :( I was told by 2 different marinas that they stopped making those parts about 5 years ago and that an entire unit would cost in the neighborhood of $450. Then add 7% NJ sales tax to that figure and it's near the $500 mark I posted in my original message. Do you know how much the entire units cost? Just wondering if they were scamming me on that part also.
As it turns out, I found a used VRO pump from a marina in Budd Lake that I know of that sells used parts. Not an exact match on the metal flange that attaches to the pump and the block, but it was an easy swap to my flange since all the holes lined up. Cost me $10 and about 60 miles of gas from where I live. The electronics on the used pump were bad, but they are an exact match for my pumps electronics (which are good) so long story short, after several hours of driving, matching and tinkering the pump is back on the engine and working fine. Since I run premix anyways, I wasn't worried about the VRO side of the pump, only the gas side.
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