ridefastflyfar
SILVER Star
This summer i pulled the 2F out of my 40, had everything machined for a rebuild, bought parts from the machine shop, and built it back up. When it came time to put the dizzy back in, it was TIGHT, (and yes, this is where I should've re-directed, but then there would be no story). I rotated the engine with a wrench, things all seemed to be fine, so in it went. Fast forward to trying to start, hear a funny squeaking noise, and no fire. Pull the cap, and the rotor isn't spinning. Distributor wouldn't come out without a pry bar, and my cam looked like this:
Pulled the cam, got a new cam, delved into the problem, and the oil pump was a really tight fit on the distributor which caused it to jam up and shear off my cam teeth. Used an old pump to get on the road with a new distributor (broke the old one getting it out), and went back to the parts guy. He said he hadn't seem anything like it, ordered another pump, and it's the same. I have 4 different distributors and two old oil pumps, all of which interchange. Both new pumps do not work with any distributor. The parts supplier is saying there isn't an issue, must be something I'm doing. Have I missed something here? There isn't a ream step I should be taking before installing a new oil pump, is there?
BTW, didn't find this via search, so maybe someone out there has seen it and can help.
Pulled the cam, got a new cam, delved into the problem, and the oil pump was a really tight fit on the distributor which caused it to jam up and shear off my cam teeth. Used an old pump to get on the road with a new distributor (broke the old one getting it out), and went back to the parts guy. He said he hadn't seem anything like it, ordered another pump, and it's the same. I have 4 different distributors and two old oil pumps, all of which interchange. Both new pumps do not work with any distributor. The parts supplier is saying there isn't an issue, must be something I'm doing. Have I missed something here? There isn't a ream step I should be taking before installing a new oil pump, is there?
BTW, didn't find this via search, so maybe someone out there has seen it and can help.