Thanks, Bob. That's how it came off my car so that's how I put it back on. Even though I didn't have the gap the spec called for. I did add 2 paper gaskets to the pump/block interface but I doubt it made a significant difference in the cam/plunger gap. At any rate, the car runs fine. So if it ain't broke...

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