??Welded Fuel Pump??
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??Welded Fuel Pump??
so last week my fuel pump on my 49 f36cyl went bad. I ordered a new pump and just a few moments ago took the old one out. someone welded the old one?? I'll attach a link below for pictures. I figured someone must have had to compensate for a worn cam, so i stuck my finger in there and the cam seems fine, however i have not spun the engine over yet and checked the cam in various places.
This is very strange to me. Should I do the same with the new pump???
All help is greatly appreciated.
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-Jeff
This is very strange to me. Should I do the same with the new pump???
All help is greatly appreciated.
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-Jeff
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There should be no reason to weld your new pump. That weld looks like something Farmer McGuyver did to get back home after rabbit hunting with a BB gun...
edit: Does the arm on the new pump look the same? minus the welds?
edit: Does the arm on the new pump look the same? minus the welds?
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My guess is that is not the right fuel pump for the engine and the piece was added to make it work. Have you checked the block numbers to be sure a different year engine wasn't installed? I wouldn't modify or install the new pump until you solve this mystery. Seems I recall another topic a while back about a similar problem?
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Electric pump time....
Isn't it possible on those engines (or maybe it's 215's?) to install the pump upside down?
Isn't it possible on those engines (or maybe it's 215's?) to install the pump upside down?
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I was able to turn the engine over and stuff my finger in the pump hole to feel the cam. the cam feels ok, seems to have even wear across that area. I was expecting a deep groove of some sort. I dont see the need for the added piece.
Perhaps I'll put the new pump in and see what happens??
Perhaps I'll put the new pump in and see what happens??
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It's pretty obvious the old pump was not the right one, so if the new one is identical to it without the extra piece, it too is wrong. Matching the part number of the (wrong) pump won't help either. IIRC from the other topic, there are two nearly identical pumps except for the arm angle. You might try doing an advanced search on this forum for "fuel pump" to see if you can find it.
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