Re: Oil pump change on 56 Packard 400

Posted by HH56 On 2023/8/26 11:20:56

Good to hear. The Olds pump conversion seems to have solved a lot of issues and so far seems to be the most successful of all the cures tried over the years to "fix" the various V8 oil pump issues.

It is thanks to Eric (turbopackman), the late Craig Hendrickson, and KevinAZ for doing the initial pump research to find a pump that would work without major changes and then designing and installing the initial conversion pieces on Kevin's engine. Jack then took over the project and had the kit pieces professionally machined with some changes needed to turn their first of a kind work into the professional easy to install kit it is today.

Did you get the regular or hi volume pump and any sign of leaks at the rear main seal. To my knowledge the only issues are with the few engines which have developed a seal leak with the high volume pump.