48 Fuel Pump Push Rod

[kelly.ga]

HI - Having given up long ago on my fuel pump and installed a elec, I read the latest article in V8 Times which said the the push rod travel should be approx 3/8 of an inch. Mine measures approx 3/16. I'm assuming this means the cam lobe is worn. Am I correct and is there a fix for this other than a new cam. Thanks

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

I don't have the number here, but I think it is about .2 inch. .375 is way high.

 

[kelly.ga]

Thanks Bruce, hopefully someone can give me the correct measurment if what the book said is wrong.

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

I have never found a lift spec for this in any Ford USA or Canada publication I have, and I have a lot. In one bulletin, they show a nifty KRW indicator to measure pushrod travel, but do not give a number for those without the gadget!

 

[flatheadernie]

I know it is not the way to fix the problem correctly , but that is why you will find a small pc of leather up in the pump socket to compensate for slack, my daddy was a ford trained mechanicin the 40s n 50s he would always wink as he ( fixed :<) the fuel pump .flatheadernie n tx.

 

[kelly.ga]

Thanks, I contemplated welding *** on the top of the push rod but the leather sounds like a better deal. I'll give it a try when the weather cools off. My shop has no a/c.
Would still like to know the exact travel if anyone knows.

 

[Bill Steiner]

Back in the 50's we always put a washer in the pocket on the pump arm. Bill