Mochi

Hi guys can anyone get some detailed photos of the way the alternator is mounted with a mechanical fuel pump? I currently have my fuel pump directly below my alternator on the passenger side and can't shake the feeling that that is a fire waiting to happen.

Do I need a different bracket?

joe_padavano

First, ALL Oldsmobile V8 engines (except Auroras and the EFI 350 in the Seville) used a mechanical fuel pump. The passenger side mount was used on all non-A/C applications. Unless you have the optional "flame thrower" alternator and the optional "leaks like a sieve" fuel pump, this is a non-issue. There were many millions of cars built with this configuration.

Mochi

Very good to know. I'll feel better driving her.

captjim

Just to clarify, you do have the steel line running from the pump to the carb, right? Not a rubber hose?

Mochi

I have the steel line from the pump up past the alternator and then rubber from there to the carb. It's also rubber from the tank to the pump. I have plans switching that over the winter.