QUESTION: A few months ago, I moved my pumping company from Houston to a small town near Denver. I figured since I was up in the Rocky Mountains, pumping would take less time … They always talk about the thin air up in the mountains. But when I started working, my pump nearly burned up. It seemed to take forever. I checked the oil in my pump. I double-checked my vacuum gauge to make sure it was working. I check those things in my normal operation anyway. My air-cooled pump, which ran like a champ in Houston, just got hotter





