thanks ted

the pipe is perfectly straight & not crimped anywhere im going to pull the sump in the next couple of weeks to see if any damage was done i will follow your oil or grease solution then for now the old girl is running like a dram & quiet as a mouse no noises that shouldnt be there.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

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I’ll typically use grease or oil on the O ring during assembly so it slides in place without dragging or pinching.  The tube must be in good condition where the seal rides and not crimped from being previously overtightened.  If the tube is not round, then it will need to be straightened or replaced.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

thanks ted

i put a new o ring on when i pulled the sump after the new crank had done 3000 miles when i pulled the oil pump last saturday i noticed a slice of o ring a couple of thou in thickness & in a full o shape sitting on the pipe its running ok at the moment im hoping it doesnt happen again i still dont know why its still running how do i seal the o ring up so it doesnt suck air.  moz.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

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Possibly sucking air at the ‘O’ ring at the inlet of the pump.  That's at the top of the list for sudden oil pressure losses on the Y.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

yeah i took the gaskett of the dissy the first time this happened.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

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Make sure you are not using a distributor gasket because some rebuild kits give you a thick one and the distributor tends to cock when you tighten it and plus it gives you more distance on the pump shaft

g'day ray

my thoughts exactly it had a valvolene filter i changed it to a ryco a couple of months back i had the sump of & cleaned the pickup none the less i blew throug it & it was ok as well.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

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moz it,s not a faulty oil filter ,or something floating in the pick up causing it to block the flow of oil some times.

    RAY. Y,S ALWAYS

sorry sposed to be dissy not sissy

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g'day frank

thats what i was thinking but with the sizzy still in place i put the shaft back in put a socket & ratchet on it worked it both ways & couldnt get it to slip at all im thinking of getting a new shaft just to be on the safe side.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

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