I just received a Updated high pressure fuel pump mounting bracket (F-7115A) from Van's today (no cost).
It isn't just a new bracket, it is a new revised bracket. The original bracket was 8.060" to 8.090" wide and it didn't fit between the floor stiffeners. The gap between the stiffeners is 8.0". This width is all controlled by the prepunched parts supplied with the kit and really can't vary too much with each installation.
I decided to call Van's to see if maybe my bracket was bent improperly and maybe they had a bracket on the shelf that was bent 8.0" wide. They told me they would look and get back to me the next day.
The next day they did call back and told me that all the brackets in stock were 8.060" to 8.090" wide. However after further investigation they found that there was an error in the manufacturing documents and indeed the dimension should have been 8.0". They scrapped the inventory in stock, corrected the documents and fabricated new brackets which are 8.0" wide.
I dropped the new bracket in position this evening and it is a perfect fit. So I wasn't crazy after all.
Great service from Van's.
So for those who have the high pressure fuel pump installation kit and haven't installed the mounting bracket yet, check the fit. If it doesn't fit, don't fight it or waste any time with it. Just call up Van's and ask for a new bracket.
Gus at Van's was a great help.
It isn't just a new bracket, it is a new revised bracket. The original bracket was 8.060" to 8.090" wide and it didn't fit between the floor stiffeners. The gap between the stiffeners is 8.0". This width is all controlled by the prepunched parts supplied with the kit and really can't vary too much with each installation.
I decided to call Van's to see if maybe my bracket was bent improperly and maybe they had a bracket on the shelf that was bent 8.0" wide. They told me they would look and get back to me the next day.
The next day they did call back and told me that all the brackets in stock were 8.060" to 8.090" wide. However after further investigation they found that there was an error in the manufacturing documents and indeed the dimension should have been 8.0". They scrapped the inventory in stock, corrected the documents and fabricated new brackets which are 8.0" wide.
I dropped the new bracket in position this evening and it is a perfect fit. So I wasn't crazy after all.
Great service from Van's.
So for those who have the high pressure fuel pump installation kit and haven't installed the mounting bracket yet, check the fit. If it doesn't fit, don't fight it or waste any time with it. Just call up Van's and ask for a new bracket.
Gus at Van's was a great help.