has anyone had to grind on the pump casting or engine block, when changing to a carter pump from a crimped together factory low performance pump, to get the carter pump to fit flush with the mounting pad on the engine block ?
i picked up a chromed carter pump that looked almost new, cheap, at a swap meet one time. i went to install it on a mock up block, and couldn't get it to fit flush with the mounting pad. it appeared it could fit if either the pump ear or the block [or possibly both] were ground down a bit, but i didn't bother because i just bolted on a crimped style pump. no pump push rod was involved because this was a gutted block.