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[robirdman]

PhilNM.  I appreciate your offer.  I am thinking it might not be fried, because I had a similar thing happen, as described in my post about rehabilitating a 24" saw.  There was a short and spark but the motor was OK.  I'm hoping that the motor didn't start because of the pump wires being still connected it, though no longer to a pump.  I haven't tried taking them out because the connections are hard to get at and I might screw up.

I am still wondering about the warnings of this pump not to pump fuel oil.  Does that differ from the oil used in my saws?  I originally bought a 55 g drum.  I wouldn't want to cut the plug off and void any warranty if there was a danger in using the Little Giant Saw in this way.

Where are you located?

[Slabbercabber]

The warning about fuel oil leads me to believe this is not a submersible pump.  What did you buy?

[robirdman]

The bottom is submersible.  It just says not to use flammable liquids, such as fuel oil.
https://www.grainger.com/product/LITTLE-GIANT-1-70-HP-115V-Evaporative-Cooler-3CB58

[Slabbercabber]

That pump is going to make life very difficult for you.  The system will have oil all over it in no time.  I would take it back and get a fully submersible pump.

[robirdman]

This is the closest pump to the original Dayton one, that Grainger supplies and that I could find.  In the picture you can see that it just fits the space where the old one sat, and this is by turning it to slide in.

It is not connected, but a tube would go to the split joint going to the tubes on either side of the saw.

The main difference with the old pump, is that it's base was brass, not plastic.

[PhilNM]

PhilNM.  I appreciate your offer.  I am thinking it might not be fried, because I had a similar thing happen, as described in my post about rehabilitating a 24" saw.  There was a short and spark but the motor was OK.  I'm hoping that the motor didn't start because of the pump wires being still connected it, though no longer to a pump.  I haven't tried taking them out because the connections are hard to get at and I might screw up.

I am still wondering about the warnings of this pump not to pump fuel oil.  Does that differ from the oil used in my saws?  I originally bought a 55 g drum.  I wouldn't want to cut the plug off and void any warranty if there was a danger in using the Little Giant Saw in this way.

Where are you located?

Albuquerque. Pm if you want address.

[robirdman]

Thanks. How do I PM?

[hummingbirdstones]

Click on My Messages toward the top of the page.  Click new message on the left hand side of the screen and type in the name you want to send a PM to.

[PhilNM]

sent you Pm with my address. Check your inbox.