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1/4 is fine. Just tighten the bolts enough to seal, don't overtighten.
On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 20:13 Richard Ball via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> So I want to make myself a fuel pump block off plate for my 1500. The ca=
r
> has had an electric pump on it since before I got the car but the shop th=
at
> put it on for the owner at the time simply gutted the mechanical pump and
> bolted it back in place to cover the hole. Time to clean it up.
>
>
>
> The question is this. I was original thinking of making one out of =C2=
=BC inch
> aluminum but looking at a variety of aluminum block off plates online the=
y
> seem to generally be made from thicker stock. Would =C2=BC inch tend to
> deform/cup/warp over time and leak? I=E2=80=99m fine with using thicker s=
tock, I=E2=80=99m
> just wondering if it=E2=80=99s necessary. I know that some people use th=
e chromed
> steel fuel pump block off plate for the big block Chevy on the 1500, but =
it
> doesn=E2=80=99t fit the opening correctly and just doesn=E2=80=99t look r=
ight to me.
>
>
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
>
> Rich Ball
>
> =E2=80=9976 Midget
>
> Everett, WA
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<div dir=3D"auto">1/4 is fine.=C2=A0 Just tighten the bolts enough to seal,=
don't overtighten.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 20:13 Richard Ball=
via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@au=
tox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div la=
ng=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"m_-52464122271092=
78943WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;f=
ont-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">So I want to make myse=
lf a fuel pump block off plate for my 1500.=C2=A0 The car has had an electr=
ic pump on it since before I got the car but the shop that put it on for th=
e owner at the time simply gutted the mechanical pump and bolted it back in=
place to cover the hole.=C2=A0 Time to clean it up.<u></u><u></u></span></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"=
Arial","sans-serif""><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial"=
;,"sans-serif"">The question is this.=C2=A0 I was original thinki=
ng of making one out of =C2=BC inch aluminum but looking at a variety of al=
uminum block off plates online they seem to generally be made from thicker =
stock.=C2=A0 Would =C2=BC inch tend to deform/cup/warp over time and leak? =
I=E2=80=99m fine with using thicker stock, I=E2=80=99m just wondering if it=
=E2=80=99s necessary.=C2=A0 I know that some people use the chromed steel f=
uel pump block off plate for the big block Chevy on the 1500, but it doesn=
=E2=80=99t fit the opening correctly and just doesn=E2=80=99t look right to=
me.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=
;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thoughts?<u></u><u><=
/u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-f=
amily:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quo=
t;Arial","sans-serif"">Rich Ball<u></u><u></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial=
","sans-serif"">=E2=80=9976 Midget<u></u><u></u></span></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ari=
al","sans-serif"">Everett, WA<u></u><u></u></span></p></div>=
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