Hi All,
Well I'm at the point of restoration that I started with. A engine
blowing smoke out the draft tube. I found a DPO or a scam job
occurred. On three pistons the top ring was removed. They are not in
the pan or head. The forth was broken. Man I hate shoddy workmanship.
The awful noise I heard before I took her off the road was actually the
bottom skirt of number three piston falling off. At least it didn't
score the cylinder walls.
Now My main problem is I can't get the oil pump case off the engine. Is
there a trick to it. I have tapped it with a dead blow to no avail. It
ain't moving. According to the book I don't have remove the drive gear
as it all comes out with the pump. Is there a hidden bolt some where
I'm not seeing? I have the 8 bolts out that hold on the cover and
removed the driven gear like the book says. It is a late TD with the
intregal oil filter attached. I'm at a loss. I even tried rapping it
lightly with a ballpean hammer to see if the shock of metal to metal
would loosen it. No way, it is on there good.
TIA
Rick
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