Re: Oil Pump installation into engine

Posted by DJ.Voyce on July 27, 1998 at 14:17:26

In Reply to: Oil Pump installation into engine
posted by Dean West on July 27, 1998 at 14:05:56

G'Day Dean,
The bolt you're talking about is actually just a plug & has no function whatsover in holding the oil pump in the block. The port can be used for checking oil pressure when the engine is running, & the hole is used to allow insertion of a pin or screwdriver or whatever, to hold the oil pump in position whilst the oil pan is being fitted to the engine while still in the chassis. You're quite right about the spring being the only thing holding the oil pump in position in service.
Regardz
DJ.
OutOfAfrica A's


: I'm seeking information as to the use and purpose of the bolt on the side of the Model A engine that is in line wih the oil pump and right above the flange that the oil pan mounts onto. It appears to be about a 3/8" pipe thread. Does this bolt hold the oil pump in? Is his bolt an assembly aid to temporairily hold the oil pump if the engine is still in the car during re-assembly? Isn't the spring on the bottom of the oil pump the only holding device in operation of the Model A? Are any pins used to bear on the main shaft housing of the oil pump through this hole during operation? Looking forward to your replies.


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