Oil Pump Line Up

[jjefferson]

Happy New Year all.

Finished out 2010 by finally getting the rebuilt engine to start - way better feeling then watching ball drop.

Anyways just wanted to confirm that the oil pump is timed correctly. From the distributor side the slot goes from 10 to 4. That seem right. This is with #1 at TDC via dial indicator in the #6 cylinder hole. It started so I guess its correct - just wanted to confirm.

Also attached is 2 pictures of the oil pump prior to install.

Took me several hours to figure all this out. Why I have no idea. Had a terrible time getting the distributor back in and the truck would not start, and would not start. Finally pulled the oil pump, reinstalled and then everything seemed to line up correctly. I think before the pump was lined up from say 8 to 1 oclock - I have already forgotten in all my frustrations.

Why can such a simple task take so long and prove so frustrating. Its that feeling you get when you know something is off - but just cant place what it is.

-Jim

and once again Happy New Year.

[Jim Saraceno]

The standard is to have the rotor point to the seven o'clock position when #1 cylinder is at TDC.

That being said, it doesn't make any difference where it's pointed as long as the timing is set correctly and the plug wires are in the correct order.

[aero3113]

If you time it to to TDC on the #1 cylinder the rotor will point to the 7 o'clock position when the pump is indexed correctly.

[DJ194950]

repair manuel says:

put #1 on tdc.

oil pump in hand, bottom facing you, line up drive slot straight accros,paralell to mount holes.

rotate counterclockwise 1 gear tooth.

install with out moving position

this wiil put dist. rotor at 7 oclock for #1 on cap.

did this install yesterday for my first time. pretty easy.

rest is 1-5-3-6-2-4 clockwise.

good fishing. ? ice fishing??

dj194950

[Harvey Tank]

here is info. from Ply service manual. pretty streight forward, as was mention.