This post was based on my memory of my last LA 318 rebuild in 1997. Now that
I see Totallymopar's comment (sorry, I don't know your name), I'm now
questioning my memory (that the cam drive gear is on the oil pump shaft) - I
may have been remembering a more recent engine I rebuilt (a Packard 320 V8),
in which case I'm wrong and he is right.
In any case, I stand by my original thoughts - it's my bet that the oil pump
isn't turning.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: IML: re:81 no oil pressure
> This is an LA block 318. If the oil pump drive shaft breaks, the
> distributor stops turning - thus it would not have run at all.
>
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard lindsey" <SC1342@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 3:53 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: re:81 no oil pressure
>
>
> > hi,,dont drop the pan yet,,if you didnt hear any knocking before you
> > shut it off you probibly broke a oil pump shaft,,mark and pull the
> > dist.,,then pull the oil pump drive shaft by taking a large screwdriver
> > and turning it in reverse to disengauge it from the camshaft drive
> > gear,,pullit up and out,,if the hex end is broke off,, theres your
> > problem,,use a magnet to pull the broken part out of oil pump
> > drive,,,replace and assemble,,,.if you cant pull drive you can pull the
> > intake manifold for beter access,,shouldnt half to ,,even if you pull
> > the pan you still need to pull dist and shaft anyway as they dont come
> > out through the pan anyway,,if shaft is good you have a more serious
> > problem,,,..if very cold there,,you could have water in bottom of pan
> > and it froze,,.pull plug and check,,if so heat pan and drain,,replace
> > oil and run to get oil into lifters and rest of system,,,then find where
> > water came from,,.keep us up on your progress ,,,....rick
> >
> >
> >
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