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c20pickup · 11-25-2013, 03:44 PM

alright, heres what ive got.
new motor
holley big end mechanical fuel pump
lightweight push rod for the fuel pump.

how do I put this on my engine? do I just push the fuel rod into the hole in the block then bolt up the fuel pump along with a gasket? or is there more to it? this is coming from a guy who can rebuild just about anything haha but I still don't know how to put one of these on, go figure haha. when I tore the engine down the fuel rod wasn't even in there, the pump was there but no fuel rod was present, someone had added an electric pump (its being taken off, im going full mechanical) and im guessing they were to cheap to buy a block off plate for the mechanical pump so they just took the rod out, well anyways this didn't help much because I couldn't see how it came apart, therefore don't know how it goes together. advice would be great!

hayhauler71 · 11-25-2013, 03:53 PM

lube the rod with some oil and install rod the rest you told yourself how to do it is just that easy

bbcmudtruck · 11-25-2013, 05:20 PM

Yep, just poke it up in the hole with some moly lube on the ends and bolt the pump up. A trick to help you hold the rod in place is to screw a bolt lightly up against the rod through the front of the block. You will see the bolt hole I'm talking about once you look for it. You will need a longer bolt to temporarily hold the fuel rod in place. However if you use a dab of moly lube, you can get lucky sometimes and the lube will hold it up there for you while you put the pump on.

c20pickup · 11-25-2013, 09:48 PM

thanks guys appreciate it! if i remember right there is some kind of metal spacer the goes between the block and pump, is there such a thing or am i mistaken and there is just a gasket between the two?

**WIDESIDE72** · 11-25-2013, 09:56 PM

There is an adapter plate that mates the block to the pump. If there was a pump mounted youre good to go, just a gasket. Be sure to put a short bolt in the hole mentioned above when youre done or you will have a massive oil leak.

c20pickup · 11-25-2013, 10:06 PM

thansk guys. appreciate the help! looks like im going to have to get me a plate, i lost my old one, oh well, they cant be to expensive

11-25-2013, 03:44 PM	#1
c20pickup Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Brighton, WI Posts: 504	dumb question. fuel pump alright, heres what ive got. new motor holley big end mechanical fuel pump lightweight push rod for the fuel pump. how do I put this on my engine? do I just push the fuel rod into the hole in the block then bolt up the fuel pump along with a gasket? or is there more to it? this is coming from a guy who can rebuild just about anything haha but I still don't know how to put one of these on, go figure haha. when I tore the engine down the fuel rod wasn't even in there, the pump was there but no fuel rod was present, someone had added an electric pump (its being taken off, im going full mechanical) and im guessing they were to cheap to buy a block off plate for the mechanical pump so they just took the rod out, well anyways this didn't help much because I couldn't see how it came apart, therefore don't know how it goes together. advice would be great!

11-25-2013, 03:53 PM	#2
hayhauler71 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St. Paul MN. Posts: 1,996	Re: dumb question. fuel pump lube the rod with some oil and install rod the rest you told yourself how to do it is just that easy __________________ Fuzzy

11-25-2013, 05:20 PM	#3
bbcmudtruck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: ravenwood, mo Posts: 709	Re: dumb question. fuel pump Yep, just poke it up in the hole with some moly lube on the ends and bolt the pump up. A trick to help you hold the rod in place is to screw a bolt lightly up against the rod through the front of the block. You will see the bolt hole I'm talking about once you look for it. You will need a longer bolt to temporarily hold the fuel rod in place. However if you use a dab of moly lube, you can get lucky sometimes and the lube will hold it up there for you while you put the pump on.

11-25-2013, 09:48 PM	#4
c20pickup Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Brighton, WI Posts: 504	Re: dumb question. fuel pump thanks guys appreciate it! if i remember right there is some kind of metal spacer the goes between the block and pump, is there such a thing or am i mistaken and there is just a gasket between the two?

11-25-2013, 09:56 PM	#5
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,494	Re: dumb question. fuel pump There is an adapter plate that mates the block to the pump. If there was a pump mounted youre good to go, just a gasket. Be sure to put a short bolt in the hole mentioned above when youre done or you will have a massive oil leak.

11-25-2013, 10:06 PM	#6
c20pickup Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Brighton, WI Posts: 504	Re: dumb question. fuel pump thansk guys. appreciate the help! looks like im going to have to get me a plate, i lost my old one, oh well, they cant be to expensive



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