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Re: oil pumps gasket clearance

To: <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>, "MGV8 list" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
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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