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FE Technical Forum / Oil pump eaten up and destroyed
« on: January 04, 2017, 01:07:00 PM »
So I bought another used donor 390 for parts. I started to tear it down and noticed it had hardly been run, the bottom end looks brand new! I was also happy to see a Melling HV oil pump in there - score! But alas, I pulled the pump and tried to turn it and it was locked. I also noticed the pump drive shaft was stuck fast in the distributor shaft - I mean it will not come out! Removing the bottom cover of the oil pump reveals the small gear was driven so hard into the cover plate that it ground chunks off of the plate and locked itself up. So...lesson learned to always check oil pump driveshaft clearance!
Anyone care to share a procedure for doing so?
Thanks!
Anyone care to share a procedure for doing so?
Thanks!