Richard emailed me a pic from an old shop manual that shows a thrust washer 'captured' in the top of the oil pump casting. (thanks richard). Nobody seems to know why this washer was omitted from the replacement pump design. I can only guess that mech engineers figured that the washer was not needed in the replacement pump design.
Anyway, the cam comes out soon. Pics to follow. I hope you guys look at them closer than the warren commission looked at the Zapruder film. I have a feeling that my cam is firing from the grassy knoll.
I'll let you guys chicken and egg if cam ruined distributor or vice versa.
chip
Preaching the Hot Rod Gospel according to the 4-stroke apostles:
