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Pics of alt with "oil pump " ? maybe a cooler ? curious ?
How does one eliminate that? Like if I use a more modern, higher output alternator?It won't be an "oil pump", it is a vacuum pump for the power assist brakes since with diesels there isn't sufficient vacuum available like in a petrol engine.. The oil lines are just for the engine oil being used as a lubricant for the vacuum pump. The pump uses the alternator's shaft to get its rotational motivation. Very common, at least with older diesels.
cheers,
george.
The again, maybe better to just leave it until I can swap in a 1HZ or something.