Re: OIL PUMP PACKS IT IN?

Posted by Tim Cole On 2013/9/17 23:38:07

You know I did deal with an E series Ford that had no oil pressure and a quiet motor. The pressure would fall to near zero. The motor was shot because the local quicky lube didn't put oil in the motor. So they pulled over when the thing started getting noisy. Once oil was put in the motor got quiet, but was shot. However, this case had the gauge always going to zero. I never tried to run the vehicle up and down hills to see if it would blow up.

With all the oil pump issues on the Packard V-8 I agree with tossing the Packard oil pump and installing the Oldsmobile pump. I don't know why Packard had so many oil pump issues. Some modern cars have mickey mouse oil pumps and run like the devil. Even with the 30's cars old timers were cranking up the oil pressure to prevent number two connecting rod from going into orbit. Of course those cars also have crankshaft metal fatigue issues.