Guy,
What a coincidence as I installed the 2L oil pump on my Stroker the same day
and ran into the same situation. It is a tight interference fit and I got
nervous installing it. As Stan said you need to use studs BUT unfortunately
the shop took them off the block and now can't find them.
What I did use were the shorter studs from the head and cut some of the
threads off - it worked like a charm providing you have extra studs. The
other alternative I also thought about was using longish bolts and then
cutting off the heads.
Hope this helps.
BTW, should I load up the oil pump with oil before fitting it?
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela Pepoy" <gppepoy@cybertrails.com>
To: "Datsun Roadsters" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:12 PM
Subject: Installation of new oil pump
> A while back, I purchased a new 2000 oil pump for my 1600 stroker
> project. I recently installed the new pump and had to shorten one of the
> original oil pump bolts to fit under a shoulder on the new pump. This
> shoulder does not exist on the 1600 pump. No big problem. What has me
> concerned is how the pump shaft fits in the 1600 engine block. It seems
> a tad too tight for my taste. It turns, with some amount of pressure,
> you can feel a strong resisence. The original pump and shaft turn very
> easily in the block. So....wise people. What do you advise? Any
> similar experiences with this issue? I still have the pan off so no big
> problem to work on the new or old pump.
> As always, many thanks.
> Guy
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