Fuel Pump installation

rockytopmark · 05-07-2006

I am working out a timing 180 degrees out problem and to remove the distributor, I had to remove the fuel pump. I believe I have the 180 out problem solved, but now the fuel pump will not go back in, as it is bottoming out before it is fully seated. Is this normal? What should I be doing to rectify this?

Ready to start my GT for first time after engine swap... this is all I need solved... I hope.

THanks,

GTJIM · 05-07-2006

There should be an 1/4" (..well 6mm ...) thick insulating spacer where the pump mounts with a gasket each side - got one?
Also turn the motor over till the fuel pump activating cam on the bottom of the distributor shaft is 'IN' not 'OUT'.

rockytopmark · 05-07-2006

Thanks, Jim. I do not have the gaskets, so I guess an order from OGTS is in need. I DO have the Spacer though!!
I stripped one of the mounting holes, so I am now needing to heli-coil that hole... Getting closer and then farther...

opelbits · 05-07-2006

That's the wrong attitude! The Heli-coil is stronger than the original threads in the aluminum. Put that in the 'high performance modification' column!
The next thing on the 'high performance modification' to-do list is to safety wire all the little nuts and bolts in the headlight rotators....

baz · 05-07-2006

Originally Posted by rockytopmark

Thanks, Jim. I do not have the gaskets, so I guess an order from OGTS is in need. I DO have the Spacer though!!
I stripped one of the mounting holes, so I am now needing to heli-coil that hole... Getting closer and then farther...

you can make the gaskets from gasket paper bought from many hardware shops and auto supply houses

it just needs to be marked with a pen and cutout with a craft knife on some wood

i've even made them from cornflake boxes at a pinch and used them for years

deaner · 05-07-2006

You can also make gaskets from Brown paper shopping bags. From your local grocery store.

2 Fast 4 U · 05-07-2006

Or from a shoe box if it has to be thicker!!

05-07-2006	#1 (permalink)
rockytopmark Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 134	Unanswered: Fuel Pump installation I am working out a timing 180 degrees out problem and to remove the distributor, I had to remove the fuel pump. I believe I have the 180 out problem solved, but now the fuel pump will not go back in, as it is bottoming out before it is fully seated. Is this normal? What should I be doing to rectify this? Ready to start my GT for first time after engine swap... this is all I need solved... I hope. THanks, __________________ Mark 70 GT, Rebuilt 1.9L; ported, performance Cam , Weber 32/36, Pertronix, ported and torquered intake manifold, Sprint Exhaust manifold

05-07-2006	#3 (permalink)
rockytopmark Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 134	Thanks, Jim. I do not have the gaskets, so I guess an order from OGTS is in need. I DO have the Spacer though!! I stripped one of the mounting holes, so I am now needing to heli-coil that hole... Getting closer and then farther... __________________ Mark 70 GT, Rebuilt 1.9L; ported, performance Cam , Weber 32/36, Pertronix, ported and torquered intake manifold, Sprint Exhaust manifold

05-07-2006	#4 (permalink)
opelbits Detritus Maximus Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 1,160 Provided Answers: 1	That's the wrong attitude! The Heli-coil is stronger than the original threads in the aluminum. Put that in the 'high performance modification' column! The next thing on the 'high performance modification' to-do list is to safety wire all the little nuts and bolts in the headlight rotators.... __________________ "No, it's not fiberglass." "No, the motor is not in the back." "No, your friend in high school did not 'peg' his speedometer."

05-07-2006	#6 (permalink)
deaner long time Opeler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fallbrook, Calif. Posts: 298 Provided Answers: 1	You can also make gaskets from Brown paper shopping bags. From your local grocery store. __________________ 75 MANTA A "2.0 Euro stuff! Fun and Fast "Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you."

05-07-2006	#7 (permalink)
2 Fast 4 U Detroit,where my home was Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maria - Hoop, The Netherlands Posts: 2,216 Real Name: Erick Provided Answers: 5	Or from a shoe box if it has to be thicker!! __________________ Opel Ascona; driving one is like living on the edge. Only built from 1970 - 1975

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