Grandmas6
Active member
Howdy, there,
Well, I'm following advice here on a very mild cylinder head rebuild. While waiting, I pulled everything off the distributor side of the engine and hit it with some fresh paint. While I was putting the coil and distributor back on, I noticed that that hollow tube on the bottom of the distributor that accepts the shaft from the oil pump is cracked along its length. Calling it a "split" might be clearer. It hasn't opened up much, as any.
Anybody ever seen that before?
How long to you think that will last? I put it back together, but I would if I could get it welded.
I put a new oil pump on the car a couple years ago and didn't notice that anything was cracked. I also had no problems putting the oil pump on. I didn't force anything. The car has run pretty well, with good oil pressure and everything.
What the heck?
Dave
Well, I'm following advice here on a very mild cylinder head rebuild. While waiting, I pulled everything off the distributor side of the engine and hit it with some fresh paint. While I was putting the coil and distributor back on, I noticed that that hollow tube on the bottom of the distributor that accepts the shaft from the oil pump is cracked along its length. Calling it a "split" might be clearer. It hasn't opened up much, as any.
Anybody ever seen that before?
How long to you think that will last? I put it back together, but I would if I could get it welded.
I put a new oil pump on the car a couple years ago and didn't notice that anything was cracked. I also had no problems putting the oil pump on. I didn't force anything. The car has run pretty well, with good oil pressure and everything.
What the heck?
Dave