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The odd thing is I just had the push rod out a week ago. It looked fine. Below is a picture of the rod after I took it out. I would not have expected it to mushroom so quickly. And I would expect a cam lobe to hold up better than that. That being said, if it was to be the cam lobe, I assume that...

I have been working on figuring out this fuel leak issue that I had a while back. Got some advice, replaced all the lines and reinstalled the fuel pump on the car. Should have paid closer attention because I don't think I dealt with the push rod correctly. I pushed it up in there, but I had a...

Thanks. I have your contact info in my phone. Will follow up with you once I finally get around to removing the pump.

Well there's also the rebuilding the pump part since there are no remanufactured Hemi fuel pumps to be found. But I do have a FBBO member who has offered to help me with that task. So we will see how it goes.

All the feedback is much appreciated. Just want to make sure I don't screw something up. Thanks.

So follow up dumb question - how do I ensure that the push rod will be at the innermost position on reinstall? Otherwise, can the pump still be reinstalled even if the push rod is not at that position? Unfortunately, I do not have access to a lift, so will have to try to make this work from the...

I guess since I will already have the fuel pump out there is no harm in removing the plug to check it.

I did replace the fuel pump on an old 318 in my 69 Dart many years ago, but I didn't recall the push rod plug under it. I have not done this on a Hemi (maybe that makes no difference). Just asking so I don't screw something up since most of my knowledge is confined to Mopar small block engines.

Gotcha. I don't think the push rod is the issue. The fuel pump body had gas all over it when I noticed the problem so I am not exactly sure what the problem is. It did not appear to be a leak from a line. But can't hurt to just rebuild the pump and see how that turns out.

I assume it is okay for the rod to fall out and that I just have to install it back in the side of the block when I go to reinstall the fuel pump?

I am about to address my failed fuel pump issue. In removing the fuel pump, are there any tips or tricks I need to be aware of to remove the pump? I am considering removing the alternator to give me more room to get to the pump since I am doing this with the car on the ground. Would appreciate...

Thanks for the feedback. I will look into Then and Now. Based on this feedback, am I correct in assuming that replacement fuel pumps for my car do not really exist for sale?

Went out to take the GTX for a ride yesterday, and once I got it started I noticed fuel leaking down. Upon inspection, it appears the mechanical fuel pump has failed. Fuel appears to be leaking from around the center of the pump (rubber gasket), but I am not absolutely certain of that. It does...

Worked on it this morning. Front brakes were adjusted way too tight. The passenger hub was almost to the point of seized up. Freed up both of the front brakes and smoothed things out a lot. Trans still seems a little off, but I suspect this car sat for years with little to no driving. Checked...

Got the car on the street today. False alarm on the stiff pedal. Turns out the roller had actually fallen off the linkage because the pin was missing. Got it back on and worked much better. Still got a couple bugs to work out. Either the front brakes are dragging or sticking or something in...

That seems like a possibility. But the throttle does not get hung open at all (a problem I had originally). It just is stiff through the travel range.

As I am getting the GTX on the road, I noticed that the gas pedal is very stiff. We have adjusted the linkage but it still is very stiff. Is this a typical characteristic of dual carb cars? As a side note, is it also normal for the gas pedal to rest off of the linkage? In other words, the pedal...

While I am in the process of tuning up my GTX, I am also looking at installing an electric choke on the car. For whatever reason, the previous owner removed all of the choke components from the car. I see that I can buy parts to re-install the original style choke with the heat tubes, but none...

Just so I am clear, I can technically bypass or disconnect the vacuum valve and run vacuum line direct from the rear carb to the distributor and be able to tune it just fine like that? The valve is obviously not set up currently to work at all. I don't even understand what kind of nonsense the...

It will work either way. The linkage all seems to work. What exactly is presumably on backwards? This looks like the setup from the service manual, unless I missed something.