what is the best way to remove the fuel pump push rod bushing in the block,engine is still in the car....
Was about to change one in an 8BA engine when I decided to measure the clearences between the new bushing and pushrod. Decided not to install new bushing because the clearences were just about the same in the old one. If you are changing the bushing because of perceived excess clearences, check out the new bushing before doing so, it may save you some time and trouble
Beats me on how tho change it, but i agree with the guy above if it fits at all leave it alone. I did just find out what a flathead does when ran without a rod in the hole. We just fired the new test engine on the stand ay 30 G last week. Oil pressure was a bit low and i checked the opening ( after starting and having tons of oil blow up throught the rear of intake opening) I made me a spacer ( rod) just to block the hole until i figure out what to do with the hole. I need a fuel pump rod i guess to put in the opening. May have one but cant get to it in the junk room.
i was just reading a post on here that was talking about that,and what they did to fix it....cant find it now...
The one I've tried to remove was with a block outside of the car. I had to destroy it to get it out. No big deal as I was going to replace it anyway. After talking to a few guys - they say they almost never come out easily... ...sorry, no real help for your actual question. I would consider some sort of puller mounted on the end of a slide hammer?
For those who think you don,t have to plug the pushrod hole when installing electric fuel pumps as it applies to 8BA engines. This is what you have.
nice pic their was another post, that was talkind about this as well, and had sujestions on how to plug it.....it was like a plug, or leave a cut rod in their iam not sure...
from that illustration, If the cam was out, a slide hammer puller could be rigged to pull it up 1/8", thereby blocking the hole and still be able to drive it back down if the rod was needed agian. Maybe there would be enough room to drive it down to shut off the p***age and still clear the cam? That would be a little more joe dirt technique.
on the fuel pump rod bushing,i just used an easy out, and upward force, came right out, installed new one, works great....
I am running an electric fuel pump so plugging the push rod bushing was an issue. On two different engines I have just tapped the bushing in place and used a br*** threaded plug gunked with high temp silicone sealer into the threaded hole.......never had a problem....easy and effective..... Brucie
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