Re: Oldsmobile oil pump conversion kit update

Posted by Jack Vines On 2009/12/14 11:53:05

To clarify the point about improved tolerances - If a kit bolts together without a big hammer, it should work just fine.

One kit buyer mentioned difficulty getting one of the bolts started. On the one I've heard from who had initial difficulty, a quick hit with a round file solved his problem. This minor misalignment was because first design kits were done on a manual mill by a competent machinist. Doing them one at a time always means minute variations in distances between bolt holes.

In this production run, we took the time and expense to digitally map the Packard main cap and the Oldsmobile oil pump and then made a dowel to physically check the alignment of the adapter to the cap. They are produced on a CNC mill, so each part should be identical and fit perfectly.

thnx, jack vines