Emmott's Initiation

[dbrannon79]

How are these pickup screens held in place from the assembly line? just some GM fancy goop? I would think they would have made some sort of fork safety bracket that could hold it in place bolted to the pump body.

 

[ak diesel driver]

It's just a press fit

 

[dbrannon79]

that's a scary thought that they can just come out like that on a factory untouched engine!

 

[Will L.]

Yeah- it always amazed me that gm doesn’t do more for them.

 

[ak diesel driver]

Well to be fair there was probably millions of engines assembled like that without any issues.

 

[MrMarty51]

Usually the tube on the screen is quite a tight fit. Takes some driving force to get it fully seated.
Did You try inserting the tube back into the pump ?

 

[Will L.]

Well to be fair there was probably millions of engines assembled like that without any issues.

True. I am being unfair to say it is frequent. It is just too frequent IN MY OPINION, for something that could have been addressed for less than a dollar in production cost.
Many are solved with a single bolt, or a roll pin.
And it isn’t Melling that decided to cheap out it was GM.

Statistically could be 1 in a 100,000. I have probably seen 3 -6.5s and 3- gm gassers do this.
Just annoying that they would save a few pennies for something crucial

 

[MrMarty51]

True. I am being unfair to say it is frequent. It is just too frequent IN MY OPINION, for something that could have been addressed for less than a dollar in production cost.
Many are solved with a single bolt, or a roll pin.
And it isn’t Melling that decided to cheap out it was GM.

Statistically could be 1 in a 100,000. I have probably seen 3 -6.5s and 3- gm gassers do this.
Just annoying that they would save a few pennies for something crucial

Yup, even one in an entire production of every vehicle manufactured is one too many.