Info needed: JXD versus JXLD

[Big D]

Hi Ron,

Thanks for the reply. I was told that the M8 manifold was a straight fit to the JXLD block but perhaps I better check that. I don't have the M8 manifold here but I do have a White scour car one here so I could use that. The stud spacing is the same on them from what I recall.

Yes, I think the fuel pump could be transferred over to the other side without too many problems. I'm fairly sure the fuel pump runs off the camshaft on the JXD and so it probably runs off a pushrod on the JXLD. It would just be a matter of cutting the opening on the mount boss and getting the mounting holes tapped in the right place.

Another person has suggested using an electric fuel pump instead. I have a spare 12 volt electric fuel pump so I could simply put that in place and fit the JXD breather and oil filler to the vacant fuel pump hole, and remove the JXLD breather and blank that hole off. That could work...