340 block value?

12swinger said

It must hold up I suppose.
I was a little concerned at first, as the gear now runs against the aluminum pump cover, instead of the iron cover.

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I haven't had any issues. Really, there shouldn't be any downward load against the gears. The shoulder of the pump drive should stop on the shoulder of the intermediate bushing.

The only way I could see it might be an issue is if the pump drive was long enough to bottom out in the pump.