Big block oil pump install - easy one

Well, when I took this apart a couple years ago, I didn't think I'd be confused putting it back together, but I don't recognize this part and gasket from the Melling rebuild kit:

Here's the pump... tell me if I'm doing something wrong... That IS where the spring is supposed to go, right?

I think what you have in the picture is the relief valve plunger and the gasket for the relief valve plug. All of this goes in the top of the pump (the part that the oil filter screws on).

GOT IT! Thanks!

The spring is part of the relief too. It goes in the cover, not the hole as shown in your first pic.

Yeah, thanks... I figured that out. I'm a smart one...

Your wife's gonna kick your a$$ for putting greasy car parts on the nice granite countertop!

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What, you don't have Granite counters in your shop?

No, but I have been known to run parts through the dishwasher.

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Your wife's gonna kick your a$$ for putting greasy car parts on the nice granite countertop!

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Knowing Steve... Those parts are squeeky clean... Yeah, but you're right,,, Kathy would have his Mopar-hide..