On 14 Aug 2018 03:25:10 GMT, Dean Hoffman wrote:

56C.

Yeah. I saw that, belatedly as "FR 56C". Thanks.

That means I really only need a "jet pump motor" that is frame 56C that is
1 HP (service factor 1.4 or thereabouts).

What's amazing to me is that the pressure must be held in that motor rubber
o-rings because the pressure tube is on the output of the motor. That's
amazing that it holds the pressure so well at the impeller.

You can probably buy the bearings at an auto parts store.

I just replaced the flywheel pilot bearing in a Toyota so I do realize that
I can "find" a bearing locally if I have it in my hands, but the problem is
downtime - especially if it's a non-standard bearing.

Bearings are dirt cheap - but they have to be the right size & type.
I tried GE but they don't provide parts diagrams, they say.

The pumps I'm familiar with (Berkeley) have this seal.
http://www.spapumpsandmore.com/v/vspfiles/photos/PPUFSEALVITON-2.jpg
Replace it.

Thank you for pointing out the seal, as this pump must have a similarly
amazing seal, since it holds pressure at the impeller side of the pump at
about 75 PSI without any leaking that I can determine.

That's just amazing.
Suffice to say that seal will be hard to source also - without parts
diagrams anyway ... so my main goal is a parts diagram but GE says they
don't supply them.

I tried a local pump place that GE recommended (Johnstone Pumps) but they
only sell to pros (and they didn't find a lookup for the model anyway and
they told me nobody rebuilds pumps - too expensive to do so).

I'd probably just buy a pump of the same horsepower if I was
replacing it.

I agree. The downtime will be only an hour or so, compared to days to
source the parts if I have to take the pump apart first.

It should
handle the job. The wiring, circuit breaker, etc are sized for that
horsepower.

I agree. The simplest path is to troubleshoot the reason why the pump is
intermittently not going on, and, if that indicates a problem with the
pump, to just replace it and then take my sweet time rebuilding the old one
(or turn it into a wood lathe or disc sander).

Just out of curiosity, is the wiring code compliant?

I'm sure it is as everything else is code compliant (AFAIK).