Folks, I'm getting these e-mails out of order so forgive me please. Rick Grant, are you saying you unbolt the two nuts that sit slightly below and to the left and right of the main pump attachment surface and the thing comes right out? The nuts I am referring to are clearly visible from right above the pump assembly and there are two of them. Thanks for the help and I apologize to those of you out there who are getting tired of this discussion.
Thanks,
Ron Ward
>>> rgrant@cadvision.com 04/25/01 12:36PM >>>
At 08:56 25/04/01 -0700, TeriAnn Wakeman, wrote
>I've removed the series fuel pump a number of times in over 20 years of
>ownership and I don't remember it being a big deal. There are always
>bolts you can not get a socket on. There are always bolts that you get a
>flat turn, turn the wrench over and get another flat turn...
I agree with you. But in this case I was doing the job for the first time
and I couldn't see the bolts under the housing, only feel where I thought
they were. Things were made worse by a buildup of old grease and stuff
around the bolt heads.
Once I had removed the pump together with the side cover and cleaned the
bolt heads it all became clear and I was able to put the side cover on
first and then the pump using a socket for the two housing nuts.
The next time I do it there won't be any problem because I now know where
the things are and I know for sure that I can get a socket and wrench at them.
But I have to tell you I used some good anglo saxon, french, and bits of
other languages, probably back to Proto Ur and perhaps Neolithic.
Rick Grant
1959 Series II "88"
VORIZO
Rick Grant Communications
Media and Crisis Management
Calgary Ottawa
www.rickgrant.com
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