44 Fuel pump off... uh oh

[hal <hal.2000@xxxxxxx>]

Try degreasing the exposed rod ( brake clean will work well and evaporate
out if some gets in the engine ) when dry smear the rod in grease and push
it up . You will have some time but not much to at least get the pump in
place . Good luck .
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Pittinaro" <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: 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
>
> One trick no one's mentioned yet is to park the car on
> a slant.  As I recall, the rod goes in at an agle, so
> making that side of the car higher should reduce
> gravity's tendency to pull the rod down.  With gravity
> out of the way, it will stay in its hole better,
> giving you, the frustrated repair person, more time to
> get the pump on.
>
> =====
> --Mike Pittinaro
>
> Christmas is over now
> So I'm changing my haiku
> Thank you, David Brown
>
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