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06-25-2020, 12:16 AM | #1 |
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Fuel pump pushrod won’t come out.
I’m working an 8BA over to put in a ‘46 Mercury. The fuel pump push rod turns and goes up and down but I can not pull it out with a vice grips.
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06-25-2020, 02:15 AM | #2 |
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Re: Fuel pump pushrod won’t come out.
Hard to believe that the hardened end of the push rod could be mushroomed over but it seems like the most likely possibility.
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06-25-2020, 11:12 AM | #3 |
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Re: Fuel pump pushrod won’t come out.
I have seen them peened over but also with hardened sludge build up--try running acetone down the shaft while turning and pulling
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06-25-2020, 11:44 AM | #4 |
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Re: Fuel pump pushrod won’t come out.
Thanks, will try acetone. I have a fresh can.
This engine was supposedly rebuilt recently and the owner wasn’t satisfied with it so the changed it for something more powerfull. I think the push rod was put in up side down. It has oil grooves on the end sticking out.? Aaron Griffey Hayward, CA |
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Re: Fuel pump pushrod won’t come out.
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06-26-2020, 12:03 AM | #6 |
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I poured some acetone down the pushrod and got a low grip with a needle nosed vice grips. I used the edge of the hole as a fulcrum and pried the bush rod out. It did have crusty crud built up on it as suggested. I also saw the wok order from 2012 when the engine was rebuilt. It was in a ‘53 Ford. I would say nobody wasted too much oil keeping the oil fresh. I see a lot of neglect in car maintenance. Anyway, thanks for the help and advice guys. Aaron Griffey Hayward, CA |
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