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Re: Bad fuel pump gasket from Moss

To: "6 Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Re: Bad fuel pump gasket from Moss
From: "Richard Seaton" <rsh17@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:20:59 -0500
It was part number 296-220 which is the one listed for the 6. I checked the
number twice to be sure. Maybe there was a mix-up. I have another rebuild kit
for an AC. I'll see it if has two also. The gasket supplied didn't seal off
the pump at the top.
Richard Seaton
RSH17@msn.com<mailto:RSH17@msn.com>
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  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Navarrette, Vance<mailto:vance.navarrette@intel.com>
  To: Richard Seaton<mailto:rsh17@msn.com> ; 6
Pack<mailto:6pack@autox.team.net>
  Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 10:09 AM
  Subject: RE: Bad fuel pump gasket from Moss


  Richard:

  Any chance it was the wrong gasket? When I rebuilt my fuel pump,
  the kit came with 2 gaskets, one of which fit, the other didn't. I
  presume
  the second gasket was for another application that used the same pump...

  Vance

  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net<mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net>
[mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
  Behalf Of Richard Seaton
  Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:25 PM
  To: 6 Pack
  Subject: Bad fuel pump gasket from Moss

  Hey gang,

    I had an oil leak at the original AC fuel pump which I thought was
  coming
  from the pivot pin for the pump lever, so a used Canadian pump was tried
  with
  Permatex #2. Believe it or not it still leaked.

   So the Canadian pump was pulled. Would you believe the gasket which
  Moss sent
  was cut wrong to seal the fuel pump to the block. That's a relief. It
  doesn't
  come up high enough on the top to seal the flat surface on the pump
  completely
  to the block. I wouldn't have noticed it if the gasket didn't stick to
  the
  pump and reveal the gasket is 3/16" shy of the flange. Since the gasket
  was
  1st put on the block and not checked w/ the fuel pump, it was never
  noticed.
   I informed Moss what I found and they had had no issues on the gasket.
  I
  suspect if the permatex Blue or black form a gasket is used then the
  lack of
  gasket material wouldn't matter, but with #2 which isn't the form a
  gasket
  type, then it would matter. So if you have an oil leak at the fuel pump,
  then
  you might want to check it.
   The problem was cured by making a trace off the gasket, but cutting the
  top
  part higher.
   One leak down, one to go. Well for the motor that is. The other leak is
  at
  the front, behind the front engine plate. I suspect it's the dreaded
  sealing
  block.




  Richard Seaton
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