MAJOR PROBLEM
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MAJOR PROBLEM
well i was driving home coming off the highway and my engine start tapping REALLY loud, my oil pressure was below the gauge so needless to say i shut off my car right away and got it towed to my work. so what happened was my oil pump seized the oil pump drive twisted about 40ish times until it broke it looked like a tapping bit (thank god the distruter was ok) so now tomorrow i get to lower the cradle and get the oil pump out and put her all back together. it hurt to see my car on the back of a tow truck part of me died inside
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RE: MAJOR PROBLEM
The same thing basicallyhappened to Dimebag, only his rods tried to gall to the crank, and the rod bolts failed and the caps came off and trashed his block. Shame on Ford for those craptastic stock oil pump driveshafts
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RE: MAJOR PROBLEM
ORIGINAL: 67mustang302
The same thing basicallyhappened to Dimebag, only his rods tried to gall to the crank, and the rod bolts failed and the caps came off and trashed his block. Shame on Ford for those craptastic stock oil pump driveshafts
The same thing basicallyhappened to Dimebag, only his rods tried to gall to the crank, and the rod bolts failed and the caps came off and trashed his block. Shame on Ford for those craptastic stock oil pump driveshafts
Same thing just happened to me.
What you want to do is take the 4 bolts off the oil pump cover and see what went wrong and got clogged in there and did that or if its the pump itself.
If that dam thing dont twist and break, the dizzy and cam gear etc can get destroyed etc.
Take and put a stock one in a vice and twist it with as much force as you can, then you will understand what could of went wrong, if it didnt break.
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RE: MAJOR PROBLEM
it did break after enough twisting i guess thats the best thing or else it would have taken out my distributer anyways i ordered a new one along with a new oil pan, pump, gaskets and motor mounts ha i figure while i have it apart i may as well replace everything that i have money for
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RE: MAJOR PROBLEM
ORIGINAL: 88_LX
it did break after enough twisting i guess thats the best thing or else it would have taken out my distributer anyways i ordered a new one along with a new oil pan, pump, gaskets and motor mounts ha i figure while i have it apart i may as well replace everything that i have money for
it did break after enough twisting i guess thats the best thing or else it would have taken out my distributer anyways i ordered a new one along with a new oil pan, pump, gaskets and motor mounts ha i figure while i have it apart i may as well replace everything that i have money for
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RE: MAJOR PROBLEM
ORIGINAL: aode06
Same thing just happened to me.
What you want to do is take the 4 bolts off the oil pump cover and see what went wrong and got clogged in there and did that or if its the pump itself.
If that dam thing dont twist and break, the dizzy and cam gear etc can get destroyed etc.
Take and put a stock one in a vice and twist it with as much force as you can, then you will understand what could of went wrong, if it didnt break.
ORIGINAL: 67mustang302
The same thing basicallyhappened to Dimebag, only his rods tried to gall to the crank, and the rod bolts failed and the caps came off and trashed his block. Shame on Ford for those craptastic stock oil pump driveshafts
The same thing basicallyhappened to Dimebag, only his rods tried to gall to the crank, and the rod bolts failed and the caps came off and trashed his block. Shame on Ford for those craptastic stock oil pump driveshafts
Same thing just happened to me.
What you want to do is take the 4 bolts off the oil pump cover and see what went wrong and got clogged in there and did that or if its the pump itself.
If that dam thing dont twist and break, the dizzy and cam gear etc can get destroyed etc.
Take and put a stock one in a vice and twist it with as much force as you can, then you will understand what could of went wrong, if it didnt break.
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RE: MAJOR PROBLEM
ORIGINAL: mjr46
Actually, it would pobablly shear the roll pin on the distributor gear first....I had a hardened shaft on a 351 clevland motor and when the pump locked up it sheared the roll pin...no damage else where
ORIGINAL: aode06
Same thing just happened to me.
What you want to do is take the 4 bolts off the oil pump cover and see what went wrong and got clogged in there and did that or if its the pump itself.
If that dam thing dont twist and break, the dizzy and cam gear etc can get destroyed etc.
Take and put a stock one in a vice and twist it with as much force as you can, then you will understand what could of went wrong, if it didnt break.
ORIGINAL: 67mustang302
The same thing basicallyhappened to Dimebag, only his rods tried to gall to the crank, and the rod bolts failed and the caps came off and trashed his block. Shame on Ford for those craptastic stock oil pump driveshafts
The same thing basicallyhappened to Dimebag, only his rods tried to gall to the crank, and the rod bolts failed and the caps came off and trashed his block. Shame on Ford for those craptastic stock oil pump driveshafts
Same thing just happened to me.
What you want to do is take the 4 bolts off the oil pump cover and see what went wrong and got clogged in there and did that or if its the pump itself.
If that dam thing dont twist and break, the dizzy and cam gear etc can get destroyed etc.
Take and put a stock one in a vice and twist it with as much force as you can, then you will understand what could of went wrong, if it didnt break.
) and those were shear pins... but on newer engines I think they may just be roll pins that won't break.