[Coohlrain]

Hi!
I am really excited that I found this forum and am hopeful my problem isn't too difficult. I have a Monitor heater with a lifter pump on my second floor. Well the pump isn't working and I finally got brave and took it apart. What I found is this. There are 2 chambers. One on the right and one on the left. The one on the left must be the pump itself. It has a round black top that spins its little heart out when the pump is on, but nothing fills the chamber. I found that there is a plastic "stick" that connects the pump to a slot in a round cylinder in the bottom of the pump. Well the bottom cylinder the "stick" goes into does not move at all which of course caused the "stick" to break. I assume if the pump was working right this cylinder in the bottom would spin? Does anyone know why it isn't spinning and just seems stuck? I removed a brass cap from the bottom of the pump and removed this cylinder but can't see why it would just stay put. There were 3 screws holding a plastic plate to the bottom of the cylinder. I know that I will need to get a new "stick", unless I can glue it somehow. But even if I get a new stick I think it will just break if I can't figure out why the bottom cylinder doesn't spin. Am I making any sense at all? I am totally new at this and not very savy about this type of stuff put I am a Yankee girl who wants to fix what I can on my own. Anyone have any ideas or input? I would love to hear from you if you do, or I guess even if you don't. Ok, I've rambled long enough. Thanks for reading this far. Jenny