Oil pump removal? (1 Viewer)

[Paul V]

Currently doing a sniper conversion on a 76. Got to the point where I’m taking off the mechanical fuel pump and there appears to be an oil line going to the oil cooler right under the oil filter. I can’t find anything about it. Is it ok to plug the outlet coming out of the cooler? I’ve got the plate to put over the hole, but concerned that I not block an oil galley.

After looking at the pic it also appears I may be changing that bigger hose soon.

 

[Coastline]

What does an oil line have to do with a fuel pump?

 

[Paul V]

Doesn’t it appear to have a line going to the pump? Wasn’t expecting it to be there.

 

[3_puppies]

not sure what line you are referring to in the pic.
1 hose is the coolant hose for the oil cooler
do you have a manual guage for oil preasure?
where does the other end of the line go to?

 

[Paul V]

This may just look like it goes to the fuel pump. Hard to get a good pic in there

 

[FJ40Jim]

Thats the fuel inlet line to the FP. It is the wrong FP, so the fitting is pointing straight at the oil filter.

 

[Paul V]

this is the frustrating thing about jumping into a bastardized rig. The book is about worthless. So although it looks like it’s going to the cooler it is not? Going in later today to remove.

 

[Paul V]

Removed it. It that fuel inlet was sitting right against the piece holding the oil filter. I spent so much time looking at that, and about 5 minutes just removing the darned thing. It sure looked connected and I was already asking myself why there would be a coolant fed oil cooler there.