440 Fuel pump off... uh oh

["Otis Davidson" <otisdavidson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

   Take it from someone who has installed MANY a 440,383,etc fuel pump... 
Use the lever-end of the pump to catch the varnished-end/ridge of the 
pump-pushrod. Push the rod up into the block with the fuel-pump...then 
release just a bit to let go of the varnished ridge. Then quickly push the 
pump in the rest of the way before the rod slides down again. I hope I 
described this right. In the time it took me to type this,the pump would be 
in and bolted up.

  I always push the rod up with my finger to see/feel that it goes in all of 
the way with the varnished-ridge(about 1 inch?) sticking down. If it feels 
like the shiny part sticks down a little,turn the engine over a bit. I just 
grab the alt-belts from the pass-side and PULL!

Steve from Albany,N.Y. <--too lazy to look for chassis grease for that 
damned rod.
'75 Imp 4dr <--has had this trick performed on it before.
'79 440 powered 35 ft RV <--same goes for this.


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Subject: IML: 44 Fuel pump off... uh oh
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:31:18 -0600


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?