Fitting a Fuel Pump
I'm looking for some advice from the experts. I'm in the process of fitting a fuel pump to the 1951 flathead that I worked on last winter and hope to fire up soon and install in my 1952 F1. I bought a new fuel pump which I think is correct for this motor. I also acquired a stand from a 1948 Mercury M3. I know this is not correct for this motor but I'm thinking to ditch the draft tube and use this instead for ventilation. My problem is that with the 1/2" spacer that I made and which brings the fuel pump to the correct height in relation to the push rod length there is no clearance between the fuel pump and the intake. The pushrod is 8 7/8". What do I do to fix that? Some options come to mind:
1. Make a thicker spacer and get a longer pushrod.
2. Shave off some material from the intake where the fuel pump touches.
3. Shave off some material from the bottom of the fuel pump where it touches the intake.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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