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#23055 05/27/2004 1:41 PM | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 | When I spin my oil pump with a drill a get a steady 15 lbs indicated on the oil pressure gauge. Then when I put the distributor back in
(and I feel like it is bottoming out and engaging the slot in the oil pump) I get no indicated pressure when I crank the engine. This is on a newly rebuilt 216. I am seeing just the least bit of oil coming out of the holes in the rocker arms. Any thoughts? | | |
#23056 05/27/2004 3:21 PM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 43 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 43 | How do you spin the oil pump with a drill?
If you remove the distributor (how?) Is it difficult to re-install the distributor in the correct position?
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#23057 05/27/2004 3:25 PM | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 | Dave: Yes, spin it with a drill and a large screwdriver shank. Remove the distributor like the manual says---ie mark the position of the rotor remove the bolt and pull it out. Seems to go right back into place | | |
#23058 05/27/2004 7:59 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 124 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 124 | I'd vote that the distributor tang is still not engaging the oil pump correctly. I assume you see the rotor rotating?
My 235 has a metal collar for bolting the distributor to the block. if it's tightened too far down the distributor shaft, the tang won't reach the oil pump.
If yours is like this, loosen the collar before installing the distributor - move the rotor until it 'clicks' into the slot, THEN tighten the collar.
Assuming of course the 216 is like the 235 in this respect! | | |
#23059 05/27/2004 8:05 PM | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 | jgalt: I think you must be right. Yea, the rotor is turning because the engine will run. I'm going to try what you suggest again as I have done that already, but I still think it must not be engageing the slot of the pump | | |
#23060 05/28/2004 4:47 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 | It sounds like you're seeing oil out of the rockers when cranking the engine , this indicates good dizzy to oil pump connection , remember the 216 is a very low pressure system and should not indicate oil pressure when cranking .
-Nate
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