To: | <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>, "MGV8 list" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net> |
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Subject: | Re: oil pumps gasket clearance |
From: | "The Becketts" <hillman@bigpond.com> |
Date: | Thu, 5 Oct 2000 08:41:18 +1000 |
OK, OK. after seeing Dave Brown's and Ric Smith's comments, I concede defeat. 8-) I never even thought about clearances. So I made you blokes think about it and I learned something new. Thanks, chaps. Ron Beckett > Kevin, oil pump internal tolerances are set up by varying gasket thickness. > Too much clearance will cause pressure loss, too little can bind the pump. > Oil pump kits come with two or more base gaskets, each with a different > thickness, typically .003 and .005, and you must carefully measure pump gear > |
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