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Crisis averted.
After speaking with Dick Taylor and hearing that Bill W. had a similar
issue, I discovered through their wisdom that the drive gear will drop once
you rotate the engine/cam a bit, and indeed it dropped and all is well.
This is such a fine group of people, friends and helpers. Thank you all for
your past and ongoing assistance you provide.
Bob Fabie
Fredericksburg, Va
On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 8:22 PM Bob Lang <robert.lang.tr6@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll bet your distributor drive gear is NOT engaging the oil pump drive.
> With the distributor gear out you should be able to turn the oil pump tang
> with a long screwdriver. If not, the oil pump shaft is too tight in the
> bushing in the block. If your machinist drove the bushing out, chances are
> they peened over the bushing on one end or both ends. I just had this
> problem a couple of days ago. Drop the pan and remove the oil pump and try
> to fit the shaft into the block. It should rotate easily. Same for the
> distributor drive gear. Once you know those are free it should be easy to
> drop the gear in. Note that it spins clockwise as it slips in.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Bob Lang
>
> On Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 7:54 PM rmf3860 rmf3860 <bobfabie@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm baffled...
>>
>> For clarity in describing parts, I'm referring to page 90 of Bentley's.
>>
>> Fact: The distributor bushing is bottomed out in the block.
>> Fact: It's 1 1/4" from the shoulder of the stock pedestal to its bottom;
>> that's how much space it needs to bottom out on the block.
>> Fact: With the drive gear in place - its slot seated in the oil pump's
>> groove - the distance from the top of the drive gear to the top of the
>> block's shoulder, is 1 1/8". That 1/8" difference prevents the pedestal
>> from sitting flush on the block. We're not talking gasket widths, I'm
>> saying it's 1/8" difference.
>>
>> The position of the oil pump shaft is not moveable.
>>
>> The bushing, drive gear and pedestal are all original. The oil pump is
>> new.
>>
>> Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong or what the problem is? Maybe
>> someone can measure just the length of the oil pump shaft. If it was 1/8"
>> shorter, there would be no problem.
>>
>> Thank you all for your time.
>> Bob Fabie
>> Fredericksburg, Va
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Crisis averted.</div><div>After speaking with Dick Ta=
ylor and hearing that Bill W. had a similar issue, I discovered through the=
ir wisdom that the drive gear will drop once you rotate the engine/cam a bi=
t, and indeed it dropped and all is well.</div><div><br></div><div>This is =
such a fine group of people, friends and helpers. Thank you all for your pa=
st and ongoing assistance you provide.</div><div><br></div><div>Bob Fabie</=
div><div>Fredericksburg, Va<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 8:22 PM Bob Lan=
g <<a href=3D"mailto:robert.lang.tr6@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">robert=
.lang.tr6@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)=
;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">I'll bet your distributor drive ge=
ar is NOT engaging the oil pump drive. With the distributor gear out you sh=
ould be able to turn the oil pump tang with a long screwdriver.=C2=A0 If no=
t, the oil pump shaft is too tight in the bushing in the block. If your mac=
hinist drove the bushing out, chances are they peened over the bushing on o=
ne end or both ends. I just had this problem a couple of days ago.=C2=A0 Dr=
op the pan and remove the oil pump and try to fit the shaft into the block.=
It should rotate easily. Same for the distributor drive gear. Once you kno=
w those are free it should be easy to drop the gear in. Note that it spins =
clockwise as it slips in.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto=
">Good=C2=A0luck!</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Bob La=
ng=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 7:54 PM rmf3860 rmf3860 <<a href=3D=
"mailto:bobfabie@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">bobfabie@gmail.com</a>> wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><div>I'm baffled...</div><div><br></div><div>For clarity in descr=
ibing parts, I'm referring to page 90 of Bentley's.</div><div><br><=
/div><div>Fact: The distributor bushing is bottomed out in the block.</div>=
<div>Fact: It's 1 1/4" from the shoulder of the stock pedestal to =
its bottom; that's how much space it needs to bottom out on the block.<=
/div><div>Fact: With the drive gear in place - its slot seated in the oil p=
ump's groove - the distance from the top of the drive gear to the top o=
f the block's shoulder, is 1 1/8". That 1/8" difference preve=
nts the pedestal from sitting flush on the block. We're not talking gas=
ket widths, I'm saying it's 1/8" difference.<br></div><div><br=
></div><div>The position of the oil pump shaft is not moveable. <br></div><=
div><br></div><div>The bushing, drive gear and pedestal are all original. T=
he oil pump is new.</div><div><br></div><div>Can someone tell me what I'=
;m doing wrong or what the problem is? Maybe someone can measure just the l=
ength of the oil pump shaft. If it was 1/8" shorter, there would be no=
problem.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you all for your time.</div><div>B=
ob Fabie</div><div>Fredericksburg, Va<br></div></div>
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