Just turn the motor over with a 15/16” socket on the balancer bolt and stop when the pump sits almost flat on the sealing surface.
Did this a couple weeks ago, with little to no tension on the actuating arm the pump bolted right up easy as can be. I did end up reclocking the pump after the engine was in the car. It wasn’t easy to tell if the inlet fittings would interfere with the steering box or not.
My Carter M6907 pump only came with one gasket but it did come with 2 small sleeves to enable you to use the pump with 5/16” fasteners as well as 3/8” which I used.
Never ever heard of using an insulator between the pump and timing cover, you’d have to think that a completely different pump body casting would be required with a different flange height to accommodate any spacer.
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1964 Tempest Coupe LS3/4L70E/3.42
1964 Le Mans Convertible 421 HO/TH350/3.08
2002 WS6 Convertible LS1/4L60E/3.23
1966 VW Type 2 Single Cab Pickup 140hp 2276
1956 VW Type 2 Panel Van 36hp 1200
1957 VW Type 1 Beetle 180hp 2276
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