A couple thoughts-
After the lever is fitted up on the cam lobe, and you push the pump body home, there will be a little resistance as the arm is pushed up slightly.
Make sure nothing was displaced during the top R&R, that could be binding up the action. If you had the diaphragm out, the end of the shaft fits into a slotted link and it's a bit fussy to get fit, it could be causing a bind.
In any case now would be the time to check the pump before you fit it, just to make sure all is OK with it.
Keep us posted!
Glen
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: it's giving me fits.
: The book says to have the pump lever on
: top of the cam lobe, but I can't seem
: to get the lever on top, even with the
: lobe downward and holding the prime arm
: so the lever is up. Any tricks or
: something obvious I am missing?
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: If the pump was working properly, and
: just leaking fuel at the fitting, the
: cam lobe didn't just wear out.
: You might also make sure the check
: valves in the replacement are in good
: shape. A lot of pump issues are caused
: by leaking or displaced check valves.
: Glen
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: Good ideas, both.
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: lever should be fine. The lower portion
: of the pump (arm included) is the one I
: ran for 2 years on. I only swapped the
: upper portion, and it worked the before
: I pulled the pump off...
: Worth checking though. I never thought
: of looking at the lobe on the cam. I'm
: not entirely sure how many miles my car
: has on it, so I may as well have a
: look.
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: The first thing I would check is make
: sure that the replacement pump is the
: same and not the later style with the
: long arm & spacer.
: Glen
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: Been a while since I asked anything
: here,
: so I'll let you have the first crack at
: it since it will be a day or so before
: I can act on the advice:
: I got my engine started for the first
: time in years. (YAY!) The problem is,
: last time I messed with it I must have
: cross threaded the outlet of the fuel
: pump. (stock glass domed mechanical
: one), so after dealing with a leaking
: pump for the first test firing I
: replaced the now bad part with a spare.
: Hindsight tells me I could have done
: this without removing it,
: but....Anyway, now the priming lever
: works but the engine seems to run till
: the carb bowls run out of fuel, so it
: sounds to me like I didn't get the pump
: seated correctly. Any ideas on properly
: seating the lever?
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: Just for kicks, here is it running.
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