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| | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 124 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 124 | i need a oil pump pickup tube for my 54 235. i found a couple at a scrap yard but they are pretty nasty looking. i'd rather use a nice clean one in my newly rebuilt motor.
i have not been able to find a new one on the "innertube" or at my local auto parts store.
has anyone found a pickup tube from a different application that works?
has anyone fabricated there own out of a new oil pump pickup tube from a different application? i figured i could dice up a new one and cut some threads on it so it would mount to the pump and its sae threads.
a source for a new '54 oil pickup would work too.;) | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,763 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,763 | You could do the oldtime cleanup method we used 50 years ago- - - - -soak the pickup tube in gasoline, set it outside in the dirt, and toss a match at it. All the sludge turns into nice easy-to-remove ash. Remove the pickup screen first, so it doesn't burn away. This procedure also works on sludged-up road draft tubes.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 124 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 124 | that is a good tip. i have a whole box of parts i'd like to light on fire.
the oil pump pickups i found are bent, dented and protected by a coat of rust. they can be made to work but not without a bunch of elbow grease. | | |
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