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I have an old Silca floor pump, Super Pista new in 1995. It’s worked well over the years, only replaced the gasket once. Lately though it’s been acting up and not reaching much beyond 50psi. I believe the leak is somewhere around the gauge (base mounted). I’ve never found the gauge that useful because of distance and suspected inaccuracy - would it be possible to just remove it and seal those points so that the pump still works?
EDIT - May have found the issue, I must have lost the little o ring between the barrel and the gauge. Off to the Despot with me.