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Phil Randolph

Oil pump tidbit

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I picked up a little tid bit of oil pump info today.
The oil pump on my 38 died and I didn't notice the 0 on my oil pressure gauge until it was too late. Yep scored the crank(drat) Anyway it seemed that the pin on the pump shaft sheared. Now for the tid bit- Some of the pumps are coming through with a roll pin instead of a solid pin and there have been failures(mine was a roll pin lucky me). Sometimes new isn't better than old

Posted on: 2015/12/4 18:28

1938 1601 Club Coupe

saltydog

Re: Oil pump tidbit

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Over the years I've had both types fail but the solid pins are better. G

Posted on: 2015/12/4 19:59

Craig Hendrickson

Re: Oil pump tidbit

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Have your machine shop make one out of unobtainium -- problem solved!

Craig

Posted on: 2015/12/4 21:06

Nuke them from orbit, it's the only way to be sure! Ellen Ripley "Aliens"
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PackardV8

Re: Oil pump tidbit

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How many miles are on the pump before it failed????

Posted on: 2015/12/4 21:22

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Phil Randolph

Re: Oil pump tidbit

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I had the engine rebuilt last winter so I have about 3000 miles on it.

Posted on: 2015/12/4 21:26

1938 1601 Club Coupe

PackardV8

Re: Oil pump tidbit

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Did the roll pin simply come out or broke in half or what???

Just to say it "failed" doesn't allow for much analysis.

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Phil Randolph

Re: Oil pump tidbit

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Sheared off- I think I'm going to rig up an idiot light by duct taping a sealed beam headlight to my steering wheel

Posted on: 2015/12/4 21:32

1938 1601 Club Coupe

PackardV8

Re: Oil pump tidbit

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If it sheared off then u wouldn't have had much time to get the engine shut down anyway. So the idiot lite wouldn't have done much good. Especialy if u were traveling much over 30 mph at all.

Posted on: 2015/12/4 21:35

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PackardV8

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IT must have been cheap low quality roll pin. My first thot was that the roll pin simply came out.

Posted on: 2015/12/4 21:37

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Ozstatman

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"I think I'm going to rig up an idiot light by duct taping a sealed beam headlight to my steering wheel"

Phil, do you really think that'll get your attention?