OH NO HO NO oil pressure

[carcraft302]

Got the news form the engine shop. Scored the main bearings , that is it! Crankshaft journals, connector bearings etc are OK. The engine builders left the oil pump and rod up to me. I bought the engine in peices and some where along the line I missed the step of putting in the oil pump rod. I do have something else to be thankful for this thingsgiving!

 

[RangerSVT]

Awesome news!! Now upon reassembly, don't forget to prime the oiling system with a drill, and also don't forget its counterclockwise
SVT

 

[fordmike1]

Got the news form the engine shop. Scored the main bearings , that is it! Crankshaft journals, connector bearings etc are OK. The engine builders left the oil pump and rod up to me. I bought the engine in peices and some where along the line I missed the step of putting in the oil pump rod. I do have something else to be thankful for this thingsgiving!

I didnt think that they would find alot of damage in there but I would have bet that the rod bearings would have been badly scored to, thank god for that splash lubercation. Well good for you . now get that engine back in and lets hear it run.

 

[carcraft302]

oil pressure

I am going to also use an oil pressure gauge this time!

 

[fordmike1]

I am going to also use an oil pressure gauge this time!

Good choise.

 

[v-8power]

Man you got lucky. To run an engine that long with no oil, and only have smoked the main bearings.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I am going to also use an oil pressure gauge this time!

More importantly trust the gauge this time...

 

[carcraft302]

oil pressure

Got the Engine back from the builders last night. I got the Engine hooked up to the trany and motor mounts. Had a really good day..About two more days of hard work and it should be running again Owe a big slap on the back to my buddy Logan and my son Jacob.. It is amazing that I only scored the rear main bearings.. Since they come in a set they put all new main bearings in. About $160.00.

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

Good luck!
Hope everything goes good this time!

 

[carcraft302]

distributor

Well I finally found some time to get back to putting things together and the distributor won't seat. I have an MSD PN 8456. It sits about 0.124 inches proud. the O ring is just bearly in the block. The old distributor (minus the timing gear) seats OK. I have rotated the engine with the distributor, with out the distributor, rotated the oil pump shaft etc. No luck, The old distributor has less depth than the new distributor so I know that the oil pump rod isn't to high. the only differance I can find is that the gear retaining pin hole in the distributor shaft is about a 10th of an inch lower on the old distributor. I am going to get on MSD tech forum soon as I can but I thought maybe some one here would have some info! Any clues on whats up?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

You might have to get out some calipers and see what is different.

The gear pin hole is probably a moot point, the gear could be shaped differently and the shafts are a different length to compensate... hypothetically.

 

[flaminranger]

I am using an msd in my old montego and I had the same problem it turns out the drive shaft for the pump didn't fit the gear in the dizzy I had to pull the pan and pump remove the shaft and sand it down till it fit. hopefully that is not the problem with yours. I believe the shaft was an arp shaft and it didn't take much sanding either.

 

[carcraft302]

distributor won't seat

Thanks, I pray that isn't it. I really don not want to pull the enginge AGAIN The oil pump shaft seems to slide in nicely and the old distributor engages, probably over an inch or so..