44 Fuel pump off... uh oh

["Phil" <hilljack7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dick has got this situation exactly right, but every now and then, the
engine will stop with the cam turned where you can't retract or push up the
fuel pump rod. All you need to do to get the rod to slide up in, is turn the
engine by hand about a half turn or so, just enough to get rod off of the
high spot on the cam, that actuates the fuel pump rod. Don't be surprised if
you still have to do exactly what Dick suggests after you turn the engine,
cause with no tension on the rod, it slides in and out fairly easily.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 44 Fuel pump off... uh oh


> There are two ways to do this.  The easiest, if it will work for you, is
to
> slather some chassis grease on the rod to make it stay up out of your way
> long enough to sneak the pump lever arm under it.  If you are quick
enough,
> that's all there is to it.
>
> If you can't make this work for you, there is a plug right in line with
the
> rod, sticking out the bottom of the block (that is how they machined the
> hole), and you can remove that plug temporarily so that you can hold the
rod
> up with a small took while you insert the pump lever from the side.  Be
sure
> to seal the plug when you reinstall it, as these will leak oil if they are
> not sealed.
>
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Greg_Graham@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 7:31 AM
> Subject: IML: 44 Fuel pump off... uh oh
>
>
> >
> > Whats the trick on re-installing the fuel pump on a 440?  I cannot get
the
> > "rod" to retract that pushes against the lever on the fuel pump... and
the
> > pump won't go back on!  Any suggestions?
> >
> >
> >