I'm a little surprised at all this finger pointing at the oil pump.
I've seen a couple Ford engines with the distributer drive gear stripped due
to a burr on the camshaft gear. Most people ignore the camshaft gear during
engine buildup and probably wouldn't notice a burr on it when they install
it. I would check the camshaft gear before I put a new distributor drive
gear in to be destroyed again.
> ----------
> From: Jarrid Gross[SMTP:JGross(at)econolite.com]
> Reply To: Jarrid Gross
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 10:22 AM
> To: 'SloMoIV(at)aol.com'
> Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: More Fun!!
>
> Dick Sanders wrote,
>
> >Please, tell us your thoughts on these oil pumps, as I've been running
> one
> on
> >my Series V for a year (about 8,000 miles), and would like to believe
> it'll
>
> >get me to Big Sky and back.
>
> The original MFGR was Eaton Hoburn, and I believe that the pumps were
> purpose
> designed for the 1492/1725 engine line. Since that company is not likely
> to reproduce in the quantities that are currently needed by those who have
> our engines, it is very likely that only NOS parts, or older
> talbot/pugeout
> spares are available.
> Since the price has varied between $19.99 and $49.99 for the VB pump,
> and all the other parts venders run somewhat higher, one has to ask
> oneself,
> where are these cheaper parts coming from?
>
> VB has traditionally sold lifters also for less than half the price of
> the other guys.
> I have bought both lifters, and oil pumps from VB.
> The lifters are definately seconds, possibly even rootes scrap.
> Each and every lifter has a defect, in that there is a large break around
> the rim of the lifter. You could still use them if you stoned the edges
> of the lifter to keep the sharp edge from ruining your lifter bores.
> I returned 2 sets back to VB, and bought the higher priced parts from
> Curt.
> Live and learn, even engine parts are crap from VB.
>
>
> The oil pumps may have a similar pedigree, where drive gear may be
> defective or missing a manufacturing step (like hardening or even worse,
> too much hardening).
>
> This is only a theory, perhaps Curt can shed some more light on where
> VB gets their garbage?
>
>
>
>
> >Who else has had this problem with lost teeth?
>
>
> Steve Alcala's 1600 engine was equipped with a 1725 oilpump and pickup.
> This, for more oil capacity, and so a SV cam could be used.
> It died the exact same death fairly recently.
> The engine was somewhat stock, except that is had a cam in it.
> This was not a high RPM engine, nor was it abused.
>
>
> Also, to refresh your memories, Steve Sage recently had very high oil
> pressure problems, which will load the pump drive gear more than usual.
> That coupled with a defective drive gear, and we have a likely
> explanation for what lead to his engine problems.
>
>
>
> Jarrid Gross
>
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