Couple pages back, I had posted about having trouble installing a fuel pump on my 68/400. Thanks for the tips, especially Firebob and hokie1984.

The problem now is that it's going in too easy. The tips said I'd have to crank it down, compressing the pump as it's installed. I understand the concept, it seemed to PUSH itself out as I initially pulled it.

Like I said, now it just slips in with no resistance, and it doesn't seem to make contact with the eccentric. I can put gas in the carb, and it will run until that's gone, but it's still not pumping anything to the carb.

Again, am I missing anything? You guys came through with some good answers, hoping one more will do the trick!

I wonder if the essentric is bolted in correctly or tight enough. I've never had any issues in this reguard and have had pumps on and off several times. The only thing I can think is that the essentric has a little tab that has to be in it's hole, this is what keeps it in it's off centered position. Almost sounds to me that the essentric is just spinning in a circle versus oblong pattern. I would say turn the motor over by hand and put your finger in the fuel pump hole and feel if the essentric is acting as it should...

If that little tab off the backside wasn't in it's hole when tightened down, it may have flattened it and therefore spinning instead of lobing (not so sure that's the right word or even correct spelling). Hope that makes sense...

Never mind

Yeah, I'm afraid that's what might be going on with the eccentric.

I'll use hokie's tip using the mirror and flashlight to watch the eccentric while my son cranks it.

Getting to know the car pretty good though...