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Blacky
Posts: 12800 Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 amState: WALocation: up in the Perth hills
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by Blacky Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:56 am
Soooo…….. check again this morning and the oil pump is still locked up SOLID , won’t move either way even using considerable force with a big screwdriver so- out it comes
Had a few hands helping as today was our spanner day
Got it out , drained the oil and the bloody pump freed itself up so we tested it again and it was pumping fine - figured seeing as it’s out may as well get it checked so off came the sump and out came the pump
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Blacky
Posts: 12800 Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 amState: WALocation: up in the Perth hills
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by Blacky Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:57 am
Also noticed something else that could have ended badly - have a look at how much crap was in the fuel pump !!!!
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In the Shed
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by In the Shed Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:44 am
That was good timing having a spanner day
. Wow…. A lot of gunk there….. Hopefully full steam ahead from here
Stephen
A day in the shed beats a day at work!
Harv
Posts: 5230 Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:00 pmState: NSWLocation: Sydney, Australia
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by Harv Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:50 am
Curious to see what you find in that oil pump
Blacky wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:57 am
Also noticed something else that could have ended badly - have a look at how much crap was in the fuel pump !!!!
Suspect the material in the fuel pump is the residue from this:
https://novaspecialties.com/novasmoke/
Cheers,
Harv
327 Chev EK wagon, original EK ute for Number 1 Daughter, an FB sedan meth monster project and a BB/MD grey motored FED.
Errol62
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by Errol62 Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:53 am
Drew is there. He will sort it out for you.
getting my FB ute on the road
Blacky
Posts: 12800 Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 amState: WALocation: up in the Perth hills
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by Blacky Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:38 pm
Now that stuff could be a bit of fun !!!
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Errol62
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by Errol62 Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:57 pm
That explains where all the smoke was coming from. Just explain the 8 litres per 100km oil use now. Maybe it is all compressed inside that oil pump.
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
. Wow…. A lot of gunk there….. Hopefully full steam ahead from here 
