More cold start valve issues

[Charles 230SL]

hello Wallace/Tyler, how did you install the check valve seats back into your pump? were you able to simply press them back in by hand, or was it necessary to use a dowel or something to tap them back in? Note that my valve seats will have new seals so I assume they'll be pretty tight going back in. Pat loaned me his tool to extract the seats and I'm wondering whether it should be used to reinstall them. thanks for the advice,, Charles

[Tyler S]

They will just push down in if the seals are new. Torquing the fittings down on top of them is what slightly expands the seals and makes them difficult to remove. Make sure they go in straight. You may also want to install the seals after you install the valves.