Re: [FWDLK] Oil Pump Priming Tool

["Edward X. Petrus" <desoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

For my 341 and 345 hemi 1957 DeSotos, I have the exact situation you
describe.  I just used a cutoff wheel in a die grinder and made the "notch"
in the bottom of a length of 1/2" steel rod, then buffed the diameter of
the rod end just enough to fit into the distributor shaft hole.  Worked
like a charm.  I smeared "assembly lube" all over it so it had a nice tight
but free-moving fit in the shaft hole.

Ed Petrus

At 02:36 PM 10/2/2004, Ron Waters wrote:
> Nathan is right.
>
> I pulled the Oil Pump and Distributor Drive shaft (Part no. 1323369) from my
> 58 Ply 318 and it is slotted at the end.  Not a hex head. Also it's female
> slotted, which means there's a male slot sticking out at me from the Inner
> Shaft and Rotor.  You can see this in the lower illustration on Page 10-2 of
> the parts book (page reads March 10, 1958 supersedes Oct 10, 1957). Any idea
> what tool I can use in this case ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 9:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Oil Pump Priming Tool
>
>
> > It is still the same -- the slot you see is on the driveshaft gear, which
> > must be removed to get to the hex head on the oil pump.
> >
> > -Dave
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
> > [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan Nuttall
> > Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 1:01 PM
> > To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Oil Pump Priming Tool
> >
> >
> > The early Chrysler hemi pumps are different and are the slotted
> screwdriver
> > type. Don't know when they changed it to the hex version. I suspect that
> the
> > early Dodge polys and hemis are the same as the Chrysler hemis and polys
> but
> > I have never seen one to be sure. Perhaps it changed with the introduction
> > of the 277-318 Plymouth poly? Sorry for the confusion.
> >
> > Nathan Nuttall
> >
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