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Originally posted by carnotrun:
Last fall my quit running durring a slow stop. The engine seems to fire but will not run. I pulled the distributor and found that the pin through the drive gear and the shaft was sheered. I suspect the oil pump may be the cause of the added load to cause the failure. Is it possible to remove the oil pan on the car? What is the best way to check the oil pump pressure when the car does not run?
To remove the oil pan you have to pull the engine OR remove the rear cross member (hopefully someone has installed a removable one already) and remove the emergency brake pivot arm support (a removable one is available). One way to test oil pressure is pull the plugs and turn the engine over with the starter. Jack has mentioned that the oil pressure meter is less than accurate, so you might want to hook up a gauge to the oil pressure sender point. To help prevent the pin from shearing again double up on the pins (put one inside the other).