1983 camaro with 305 carbed motor...fuel pump on block....

ive got old pump out...
i kno wi have to greas the pump
when i try to put the new pump in it seems to be blocked.....i know i have to lift up something or it seems i have to....

what am i no doing right?

thanks....

gmitter

 

um the easiest way to explain it is put the bottom in first if I recall corectly

 

bottom in first?

forgive me if i seem stupid...i do most of my repairs my self but this has just gotten the better of me plus its 32 degrees here in nj so patience battles cold.....

can you be more specific

thanks

 

yes I know I live in wyckoff. just put the bottom towards the engine slide it down then the top should go in. its hard to explain Im srry

 

I guess tilt the top towards u then slide it in?

 

ok i think i get it....kinda roll it in bottom to top.....how much should i have to force it in or should it slide in?

this almost sounds like some other kind of lesson....lol...

 

like a virgin???? yes thats what I mean it should go in fairly easily not forcefull. its like putting in a distributer it just doesnt want to go then it slips right in. if u know what I mean

 

gotcha....i think im trying it tomorrow.....thanks again ..ill let u know if it works.......


thanks again

 

cool good luck itll be alot warmer. I need a cig

 

theres a rod in there when u took the old pump out that rod slide back down. i thought i had a problem with not gettin the new pump in and then noticed this rod that i got to slide up and down, u want to slide that rod up and then put the pump back in. that rod is what pushes that handel thingy on the fuel pump.

 

hey i see we have basically the same mods to our motors......i dont have the intake you do..i have a stock one....thanks for the tips on the pump.....

 

Man that sounds much easier than replacing the intake pump. I replaced that last winter when it was snowing out

i wanted to run a machanical pump on this motor since i went carb but no provision for it

 

did u fix it?

 

tried.......didnt realize you had to slide it up ....doing it tomorrow when i hav light......

 

I've changed mine so many times i could do it blindfolded now. The first change took me 2-3 hours fumbling around.

Tip: take a slender magnet with left hand and attach to the rod, slid it up. With right hand place the lever from the fuel pump underneath and line up. (needlenose pliers will work too, but get in the way more). Start your two bolts and finger tighten - this will allow you to better line the fuel line up, which is also a bear. Then tighten eveything up!
(assuming right handed)

I hate working in the cold as well. Don't have as much of a problem here in Georgia

 

No guess the one I just did didnt fall down like that

 

well i got it in.....it wasnt hard at all once you guys told me how to do it...lol

thanks again for all your help

 

glad u got it runnin how much did it cost u for the rebuild? and where di u get it done? thnks

 

I had the motor rebuilt when I lived in Florida....which is where that pic was taken(the skulls are no longer on the car either) the motor came out of a 1986 van.... had 345000 miles on it.....so i had a guy i know who owns a machine shop(hes the local guy that everyone reccomends) work the motor and another friend of mine owns a shop so it worked out nicely......


sorry though it wasnt done in nj so i cant help you with who to go to up here


cost of motor 100 bucks
motor work 600 bucks(knew the guy remember) (1100 retail)
intall 200 bucks(500 retail)

 

whoops...meant to post motor pic......let me try again

 

ok \cool thnks I used to live in pt st lucie then in jensen beach. I hate the cold should never have moveed back to NJ. but better $$ up here.

 

yeha i hear ya but im still going back....my car hates me for moving....lol