dizzy question
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dizzy question
i just pulled out my distributor and it came out with a long metal rod...kinda like an alan wrench... my buddy says i just screws up majorly but i really have no idea...i think the rod is the oil pump gear drive thingy(i'm using "thingy" becuase i really have no idea.
Anyway, am i in trouble or is this normal?
Thanks
Anyway, am i in trouble or is this normal?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by SasquatchF-250
i just pulled out my distributor and it came out with a long metal rod...kinda like an alan wrench... my buddy says i just screws up majorly but i really have no idea...i think the rod is the oil pump gear drive thingy(i'm using "thingy" becuase i really have no idea.
Anyway, am i in trouble or is this normal?
Thanks
Anyway, am i in trouble or is this normal?
Thanks
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I remember my son after rebuilding his first 302. Looking at the leftover parts he had (LOL) I saw the retainer clip for the pump shaft. I told him what it was and where it went and to be careful when pulling the dizzy out. He only dropped it once into the oilpan. After that was more careful. LOL. G.
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like gtex said ,the arp i don't think will slide in from the top i believe it must be inserted from the bottom
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From: "Islander"
ARP shaft is .404" diameter, I don't have the pre-oiler dizzy at the moment maybe someone will post the dizzy stub diameter under the gear. I believe ARP will go in from the top.
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From: "Islander"
Found a electronic trigger dizzy in my junk pile, stub bearing is .453" or 29/64". ARP shaft will go in from the top. becareful when removing dizzy next time to not drop the drive into the pan, ya got kucky once.
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I have a pump drive in the pan the last 100K plus miles, it was a Milodon or Moroso "must have shaft". A moly pipe with allen stubs pressed in, the allen material was full of fractures on the pump end that I recovered. A metallurgist tested it stated it was like glass. The shaft is below the windage tray under pan baffles, I feel safe until the next teardown. This pump drive would not go in from the top.
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Originally Posted by Beemer Nut
I have a pump drive in the pan the last 100K plus miles, it was a Milodon or Moroso "must have shaft". A moly pipe with allen stubs pressed in, the allen material was full of fractures on the pump end that I recovered. A metallurgist tested it stated it was like glass. The shaft is below the windage tray under pan baffles, I feel safe until the next teardown. This pump drive would not go in from the top.
Carl....=o&o>....
Carl....=o&o>....
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From: salem now then boxford
thanks for the advice guys. got the gear back into the oil pump using a long flat head and tape. Unfortunatly my truck still does not get spark after new coil and new dizzy. This is driving me nuuuuuuuuuuts. Will an engine fire if the dizzy is installed incorrectly...i think i got it right...didn't crank the engine while the dizzy was out and i think i got the rotor facing the right way....uhhhhhhh.
so, again i go to yous guys for help
360 no spark..died while driving
cranks and the ignition box aftermaket Crane cams HI-6 has power but blinks error signal..
So far replaced coil and dizzy and trying to clean up the wire mess that the previous owner left for me
many thanks
so, again i go to yous guys for help
360 no spark..died while driving
cranks and the ignition box aftermaket Crane cams HI-6 has power but blinks error signal..
So far replaced coil and dizzy and trying to clean up the wire mess that the previous owner left for me
many thanks
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If you have points, get a $10 coil from Advance Auto or Autozone that drops the voltage from 12v to 9v and wire it directly to a 12v ign source just to get you going.
If the dist. is not installed to the #1 position at TDC, it is possible not to have spark or to get it started and have a ton of back firing and no power. This is how I bought the F-100 390 I am driving after they did gasket work.
If the dist. is not installed to the #1 position at TDC, it is possible not to have spark or to get it started and have a ton of back firing and no power. This is how I bought the F-100 390 I am driving after they did gasket work.