Mental help needed, please.

[geezer#99]

There you go, drill a hole, use a mechanical pump. Problem solved.
I did consider that but there are a couple pitfalls. A jig isn’t cheap. What rod to use that’s compatible with the cam lobe. Does the cam have a fuel pump lobe. Some don’t.

You don’t absolutely need to have a return line. Pump’s can burn out faster if you don’t.
I’m just trying to point out all the little things that can turn your weekend engine swap into your truck sitting idle for 6 months.

[67 twins]

Originally Posted by geezer#99

There you go, drill a hole, use a mechanical pump. Problem solved.
I did consider that but there are a couple pitfalls. A jig isn’t cheap. What rod to use that’s compatible with the cam lobe. Does the cam have a fuel pump lobe. Some don’t.

You don’t absolutely need to have a return line. Pump’s can burn out faster if you don’t.
I’m just trying to point out all the little things that can turn your weekend engine swap into your truck sitting idle for 6 months.

This is good advice, because unless the engine is a direct swap for what you already have in there you are always going to run into something.

[Kalums]

Originally Posted by geezer#99

There you go, drill a hole, use a mechanical pump. Problem solved.
I did consider that but there are a couple pitfalls. A jig isn’t cheap. What rod to use that’s compatible with the cam lobe. Does the cam have a fuel pump lobe. Some don’t.

You don’t absolutely need to have a return line. Pump’s can burn out faster if you don’t.
I’m just trying to point out all the little things that can turn your weekend engine swap into your truck sitting idle for 6 months.

Besides pulling the timing cover and the cam out is there any way to know if the cam has that lobe?