Fuel pump replacement

Colorado Olds · May 23rd, 2008, 06:30 AM

We need to replace the fuel pump on the 330 in Josh's '66 F85. Are there any special tricks to this, or is it a simple remove and replace? My father-in-law said there may be some pin that needs special attention - needs to be held up out of the way or something? On my Jeep, all it needed was to make sure the lever got above the lobe that drives it - you just tip the end of the lever up as you place the pump - maybe this is more involved?

Thanks,

Jim

Rallye469 · May 23rd, 2008, 06:49 AM

Your father in law is thinking about a chevy that has a rod that connects the pump to the eccentric(is that called an eccentric too?)

Anyway, the olds unit has a lever...attached.
It's straight forward. Just remove it and then replace.
The lever rides off the bottom of a little round barrel that's
bolted on the front of the cam.(located right in the middle of the big sprocket)
Note: the fuel pump lever is not shown here, but would enter from the left side

Colorado Olds · May 23rd, 2008, 08:31 AM

Cool - thanks. Sounds like an easy deal then.

Jim

May 23rd, 2008, 06:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Colorado Olds Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longmont CO Posts: 37	Fuel pump replacement We need to replace the fuel pump on the 330 in Josh's '66 F85. Are there any special tricks to this, or is it a simple remove and replace? My father-in-law said there may be some pin that needs special attention - needs to be held up out of the way or something? On my Jeep, all it needed was to make sure the lever got above the lobe that drives it - you just tip the end of the lever up as you place the pump - maybe this is more involved? Thanks, Jim

May 23rd, 2008, 06:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rallye469 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 236	Your father in law is thinking about a chevy that has a rod that connects the pump to the eccentric(is that called an eccentric too?) Anyway, the olds unit has a lever...attached. It's straight forward. Just remove it and then replace. The lever rides off the bottom of a little round barrel that's bolted on the front of the cam.(located right in the middle of the big sprocket) Note: the fuel pump lever is not shown here, but would enter from the left side __________________ '70 Rallye 350 '65 F-85 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCw-JmwNGZQ

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May 23rd, 2008, 08:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Colorado Olds Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longmont CO Posts: 37	Cool - thanks. Sounds like an easy deal then. Jim