Oil Pump Priming Tool?
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Oil Pump Priming Tool?
I saw in the rebuild Manual that I need an oil pump priming too, I will trying to prime the oil pump on a 1995 F-150 XLT 5.0L engine how do I do this, where can I get this tool will auto zone , NAPA, or other parts house have one or is this a dealer product?
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Any shop... I was going to reccomend that in your last post, but got over run, and decided to bail LOL no sense wrecking your thread...
All the primer does is hook to the oil pump shaft, It is a hex, and you can actually use a small socket, but dont let it fall in though... The primer tool is available at any better parts store, or if there is a repaire shop nearby, ask them to borrow one, leave your liscense as a deposit, Your only going to use it once....
If you were nearby, I would let you borrow mine... I have accumulated a few..
Sound like your gonna have a nice truck when its up and runnin... I hope you post pics
All the primer does is hook to the oil pump shaft, It is a hex, and you can actually use a small socket, but dont let it fall in though... The primer tool is available at any better parts store, or if there is a repaire shop nearby, ask them to borrow one, leave your liscense as a deposit, Your only going to use it once....
If you were nearby, I would let you borrow mine... I have accumulated a few..
Sound like your gonna have a nice truck when its up and runnin... I hope you post pics
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Priming?
Mustang, Do you happen to know what size socket needed to prime that Pump? I am unable to work on the truck and must rely on my Son-in-law to work on it for me, as he gets time, Hate to say this but the new motor has been bought for two years now just can not get any help, I am disable with a back injury, my movement is limited, I get around but slow!
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I dont, But will go out in my garage in abit, to see. I have a couple oil pump driveshafts layin around...
I can appreciate you situations, I suffered an indutrial accident. in July... 5 disks in my neck, and 2 in my low back. If I stay still to long, I cant get going again... I am afarid of surgury, and I should be at the dragstrip. LOL
I can appreciate you situations, I suffered an indutrial accident. in July... 5 disks in my neck, and 2 in my low back. If I stay still to long, I cant get going again... I am afarid of surgury, and I should be at the dragstrip. LOL
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If you have an old distributor you can just take the gear off and pull the shaft out of it and use that in a drill, all of mine were made this way. They are actually 1/4 inch not metric, this comes out to be 6.35mms.
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I buy mine from Summit Racing. Some of the Fords look like flat blade screw drivers depending on model, the Dodge 318 takes a 5/16 hex. Which might be pretty close to the Ford hex listed above if you filed it a bit.
The oil pump primers only cost $8-$13 depending on model and are about 18 inches long so it is hard to drop it in the pan and not be able to retrieve it.
Though I have dropped the oil pump shaft itself into my 390 pan before and decided to leave it there for a while.
The oil pump primers only cost $8-$13 depending on model and are about 18 inches long so it is hard to drop it in the pan and not be able to retrieve it.
Though I have dropped the oil pump shaft itself into my 390 pan before and decided to leave it there for a while.
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Huh, what Fords look like a screw driver, never seen one before, like Y blocks? That has always been the Chevy style when I have used them. Bigger Fords use 5/16 like 335 series and FE.
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Engine!
The Engine is in the truck very close to being ready to try and start, still have to put the plug wires on the new distributor, Install the new distributor in the engine, install radiator, Install the fan, should be ready to attemp to start.
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I did It, I Think!
Well got a scare, I was running the drill and the socket came out of the extension, Thought the socket lodged onto the oil pump shaft be cause I JB weld the socket to the extension, but the weld did not hold, I said a small prayer to the big man and got a new extension to try and retrieve the socket, well it came out. Thank the Lord! Pump should be primed!!