We get an amazing assortment of pumps coming in through the door with a variety of ills, most all of which are caused by fuel and filtration problems. What concerns me now, especially since I want to continue to supply Moose products for a long time yet, is the depletion of quality cores that I am now witnessing. We continue to keep costs low on the Moose Products by salvaging parts from returned cores, as well as having suitable cores for rebuilding and performing advance exchanges. With the escalation in junk fuel usage, more key components like the head and rotor are being scrapped due to excessive damage, and our supply of cores is dwindling. When we have to start buying new head and rotor assemblies to supply pumps (a $400 proposition), the cost to everyone is going to go up. So I guess you could say we are facing a socialist pump situation. The money saving efforts of some, are eventually costing everyone more. If those of you reading this have pumps on shelves in barns or other environments that are not kept in an environmentally stable and dry atmosphere, you should do one of two things. Either move the pump indoors, to where comfortable living conditions are kept, or keep the whole pump completely submerged in diesel fuel, mineral spirits, Kerosene or the like. Take that side cover off and look inside and see if everything is bright and shiny, or dull or worse. If it's not bright and shiny, it's probably done.