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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ward" data-source="post: 141962" data-attributes="member: 25583"><p>The mechanical pump is bolted on the side of the engine and should be the next connection after the primer bulb when you use the primer bulb you push fuel through the mechanical fuel pump, what we always did was remove the bulb and bypass the mechanical pump and leave it in place so we did not have to make a cover plate for the hole in the block, if you have a hard time mounting the electric pump you could remove the mechanical pump and use the gasket to make a outline on a 1/8 to 3/16 thick plate of steel  and use the mounting bolt to mount the electrical pump, some pices of equipment came with electric pump and a cover plate for the mechanical pump location, light towers had them right from the factory, some machines have a spare bolt hole tht you can mount a plate of 3/16 to 1/4 in plate to and mount the electrical pump to as you don't want it just hanging lose.</p></blockquote><p></p>