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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 | I was looking at the oil pump pick up on my 261 to day and at the bottom center there is a very neat 3/8" dia. hole in the screen. Now I'm thinking why have the screen with a 3/8" hole in it or is the hole isolated from the screen area? Maybe there was a plug there that fell out? I looked at the online manual but couldn't find a close up picture of this detail, Can someone help me out with this ?
-Mike-
1945 Chevrolet G 506 1.5 Ton Military 4X4
1967 Jeep Cj5 with 283 SBC
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,915 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,915 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 | Thanks Panic, It looks like I have some replacing or fixing to do.
Any one have an oil pump pick assembly for sale ???
1945 Chevrolet G 506 1.5 Ton Military 4X4
1967 Jeep Cj5 with 283 SBC
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 | An update on this: Taking a closer look today I found that due to metal fatigue some of the sheet metal at the bottom side of the sump pick up had fallen away exposing the 3/8'' grommet hole in the screen that the metal originally covered..........I've never seen anything like that before!
1945 Chevrolet G 506 1.5 Ton Military 4X4
1967 Jeep Cj5 with 283 SBC
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 | If it looks like THIS it is a by-pass hole. It is designed to let oil into the oil pump if the screen gets plugged. If the screen gets plugged the screen is sucked up away from the cover exposing the hole. It should not normally be exposed.
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