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How to Install a High Press Spring in a Small Block Oil Pump

I believe it’s positioned with the spring IN the cup. The spring is also positioned inside the cup on the, extra, new Melling pump I have.

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The second pic is a bit deceiving. The plug “face” is outwards so that the spring is sitting inside the cup. The shiny part above the plug is just machined metal on the pump. The plug is pushed down(maybe too far) below the pin.

So is the cup direction on this pump correct or is this one of the melling mistakes?
Yup, that is the correct way to do it in Karl's how to.