DIY 040 Fuel Pump Cam to Timing Cover Interference

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DIY 040 Fuel Pump Cam to Timing Cover Interference

Post by 58-Pagoda » Tue 17. Apr 2012, 14:25

I came across a tech article in an issue of the Continental Comments from years ago- it said to be real careful about rebuilt water pumps because if the rebuilder replaced the rear cover bolts with standard head-size bolts it will interfere with the timing cover and may have pushed it in in your case. The solution was to grind down the bolt heads. It's good advice that can be easily overlooked.
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A rebuild pump I recently purchased. Note the replacement bolts with red X vs. the original bolts.
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Re: Fuel Pump Cam to Timing Cover Interference

Post by 59lincolnrag » Sun 1. Jan 2017, 11:58

Great information Thank you ..
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Re: Fuel Pump Cam to Timing Cover Interference

Post by Chris430 » Fri 22. Sep 2017, 21:53

Just scrapped a stock 58 pump with a broken flange. I did keep the rear cover bolts.
Thanks for posting.

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