44 Fuel pump off... uh oh

[Mark and Lillian Pappas <lillyvine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ditto;;;
On Monday, March 11, 2002, at 01:32 PM, Phil wrote:

> 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>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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