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FLYNAVY30 · 07-29-2013, 06:45 PM

Man was that a pain in the ass! Even with all the advice, it still took the better part of the afternoon. For starters, my truck also has factory A/C, which was right in the way of EVERYTHING. Since it didnt work, and Im going to switch to a vintage A/C system when I swap the motor for the 327 LS Im building, I ended up removing most of the system now to gain additional access. Additionally, I really didnt have a full understanding of how the pushrod worked. Had I had a better mental picture (entirely my fault for not turning to you tube sooner), it would have been much quicker. Once I figured out how to back off the bolt at the bottom to remove the pushrod completely, then grease it up, and push it ALL the way up into the chamber with a screw driver from the bottom, the rest of the install went much smoother.

That being said, it fires up much better now, and drives significantly better. All along, I thought I needed to tune the carb when in reality, the pump was probably going bad all along.

Thanks again for the help guys!

07-29-2013, 06:45 PM	#7
FLYNAVY30 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 592	Re: Anyone replace their fuel pump? Man was that a pain in the ass! Even with all the advice, it still took the better part of the afternoon. For starters, my truck also has factory A/C, which was right in the way of EVERYTHING. Since it didnt work, and Im going to switch to a vintage A/C system when I swap the motor for the 327 LS Im building, I ended up removing most of the system now to gain additional access. Additionally, I really didnt have a full understanding of how the pushrod worked. Had I had a better mental picture (entirely my fault for not turning to you tube sooner), it would have been much quicker. Once I figured out how to back off the bolt at the bottom to remove the pushrod completely, then grease it up, and push it ALL the way up into the chamber with a screw driver from the bottom, the rest of the install went much smoother. That being said, it fires up much better now, and drives significantly better. All along, I thought I needed to tune the carb when in reality, the pump was probably going bad all along. Thanks again for the help guys!