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Fuel pump painted ?? #1620679 05/16/14 04:42 PM 05/16/14 04:42 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 637 Maryland USA B beatgoeson OP mopar
beatgoeson OP mopar B Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 637 Maryland USA	Was the Fuel pump installed prior to painting a typical 440? I seem to recall back in the day see original Fuel pump with a lot of engine paint on them. Most restored cars I see now are unpainted. any thoughts?

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: beatgoeson] #1620680 05/16/14 05:16 PM 05/16/14 05:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 592 california M Mr D21 mopar
Mr D21 mopar M Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 592 california	here you go... 8146569-7824743-3721.jpg (978 downloads)

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: Mr D21] #1620681 05/16/14 09:57 PM 05/16/14 09:57 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Yes, 440's were bolted to the engine prior to it being painted. If you have a vapor separator on your car, the bolt that holds the vapor separator to the fuel pump should not have engine colored paint on it. The bolt would have been replaced when they installed the vapor separator.

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: ] #1620682 05/16/14 10:16 PM 05/16/14 10:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	Big blocks,383/440, yes, pump was painted on the engine. 318/340/360 and Hemi, no, they were added after paint.

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: ] #1620683 05/16/14 11:04 PM 05/16/14 11:04 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 592 california M Mr D21 mopar
Mr D21 mopar M Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 592 california	Quote: The bolt would have been replaced when they installed the vapor separator. hmmm - are you sure about that. I'm pretty sure my original 70 440 had orange paint on both bolts. Besides, why would the factory throw away a bolt that doesn't show anyway ??

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: Mr D21] #1620684 05/17/14 12:49 AM 05/17/14 12:49 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA M Morty426 master
Morty426 master M Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA	Quote: Quote: The bolt would have been replaced when they installed the vapor separator. hmmm - are you sure about that. I'm pretty sure my original 70 440 had orange paint on both bolts. Besides, why would the factory throw away a bolt that doesn't show anyway ?? The example you posted has it not painted

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: Morty426] #1620685 05/17/14 01:13 AM 05/17/14 01:13 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 637 Maryland USA B beatgoeson OP mopar
beatgoeson OP mopar B Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 637 Maryland USA	That looks like the Frank Badalson motor on display at Carlisle. I can't tell if the VS bolt has paint on it or not.

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: beatgoeson] #1620686 05/17/14 03:18 AM 05/17/14 03:18 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	I seem to remember an article in Mopar Collectors Guide (maybe I'm wrong) but it was an article that Frank Badalson did and it had a picture of the bolt with the vapor separator.

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: ] #1620687 05/17/14 10:09 AM 05/17/14 10:09 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,295 Land of 10,000 Lakes 4 44D6PAKCUDA top fuel
44D6PAKCUDA top fuel 4 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,295 Land of 10,000 Lakes	That is my motor Frank did for my Cuda and if I remember right,the one bolt is unpainted.I can double check this weekend as it may be a balmy 51 degrees and I can get it out for the first time this year

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: 44D6PAKCUDA] #1620688 05/17/14 08:04 PM 05/17/14 08:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 39 Upper Michigan S sixpacchallenger member
sixpacchallenger member S Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 39 Upper Michigan	Just picked up a a12 road runner original owner car . Replaced the fuel separator and for sure both bolts are painted. The engine was never painted after it left the factory. They would have never replaced the bolt,because it had paint on it.

Re: Fuel pump painted ?? [Re: sixpacchallenger] #1620689 05/17/14 10:54 PM 05/17/14 10:54 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	By that thinking for cars with power steering it would have had an engine paint colored bolt at the one pivot but I am pretty sure they had a zinc phosphate plated bolt.

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