[Freoway]

Hi. I'm fairly new to T-Birds and Y-blocks, although I've had plenty of 1950's V8s. I couldn't get my fuel pump to work. After buying a new one, I discovered the fuel pump eccentric on the camshaft in front of the timing belt is loose. It spins and rattles around. I understand there is a bolt at the front of the shaft that is meant to hold everything on. A few questions to anyone with experience in these things:
(1) Will the bolt work its way out and potentially cause major damage or is it blocked from working itself all the way out?
(2) Is it a big job to fasten this bolt? Is it just a case of removing water pump / timing cover etc. and tightening it up? I've just downloaded a workshop manual, but it's a little unclear how to go about this.
I was going to fit an electric fuel pump until I can get around to fixing the problem, asusuming I won't make matters worse by doing so. i guess the wipers will have problems but then again, it doesn't go out in the rain (if it ever rains!).

Cheers, Lloyd
Fremantle, Western Australia