Roger ran 20-50 and told me to run that weight oil. I put Joe Gibbs "Hotrod" 15-50 into the engine.
I moved the motor in both directions by hand when installing and taking out the distributor.
At this point though, the motor's been cranked forwards by the starter, and whatever is jamming the oil pump should be solidly still stuck in place, so I don't want to try turning the pump and have it let go of what's jamming it up.
I want to find out what jammed this pump up. I'm hoping it's a piece of gasket, or mabe broken oil pickup screen, something I can nail down so I don't have to worry about more of this sh*t going around through my motor.
I was told there were no umbrella seals (something I read can come apart and get stuck in the oil pump).
I know Roger drove the sh#t out of this car, and the motor ran great, so hopefully it's a one-time occurrance.
If it happens a third time, after all this, then the motor and trans have to come out, and I'll have to tear everything apart and rebuild the engine, or sell the car, or something.
This is NOT how this was all supposed to go. I wanted to buy a fun classic car as a hobby and partly as an investment. Full engine (and gearbox, while it's all out of the car)rebuild is not something i have the time or money for.
I spent all my money on the car!
quote:Originally posted by No Quarter:quote:I feel like crying, but I'm too pissed off.
Yes, ownership can be hard. And I realize my comment didn't help you along. So let's try something else. Can you turn the oilp pump counter clockwise by hand? Slowly should be easy. I have a tool that will reach all the way down and won't come apart. If you use sockets and extensions, make sure you don't drop anything.
If the pin snapped again, I'd say either (or a combination):
-Too thick oil
-Hi volume pump
-Dirt clogging up pump
-Dist axle or dist gear has sharp edges that quickly cuts new shear pin
-Dist gear and cam gear doesn't match well
Hope this helps...