supertweet Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 to remove oil pump, just unbolt distributor and pull out? piston # 4 cracked in skirt, 2 stuck with crank in the way. just take off timing cover etc., then bearing caps then crank will remove? buddy told me dont let crank turn. not sure.. thanks dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBF Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Its been awhile, but I remember switching an oil pump. It unbolts from the passenger side, and should just pull out if I remember correctly. Since you're going to tear it down completely, rotating the crank shouldn't matter-you'll need to retime the distributor after you go back together. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertweet Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 o.k., was worried about timing etc. just started to get bogged down, pistons stuck and the conecting rod bolts are resting on crankshaft jounals, then oil pump half out and a main bearing off, getting scattered, not what i had planned. thx, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyFifty Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 This motor sorta sounds like a wreck but likely salvageable, no point being dainty, just start pulling it all apart and bag and tag your parts, oil pump will come out with just the 2 or 3 bolts, distb will need to be reset anyway once you rebuild so not worth worrying about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 You should take lots of detail pictures prior to disassembly. This will help a lot when the time comes to re-assemble. Make sure you have assembly marks on all rod and main bearing caps as they must be re-installed in the same location. Assembly marks are normally done at the factory so look for them. If you look closley you can see the numbers on the piston rod and rod cap as well as the main bearing cap. In this picture you can see the alignment marks I made with a center punch and a paint stick for flywheel alignment as the flywheel will only go on in the same position as when removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 The middle main caps are typically not marked and should be. Center punch with 2 and 3 dots is what I do. Put them off to the side and on the block so you know which way they went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertweet Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 o.k., everything bagged and tagged, took a few photos, marked main caps, need large socket for crank bolt at pulley, thats the only hold up, then out with crank and cam and see where were at. thx. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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