The same thing happened to me on the first MGB engine I rebuilt.
Fortunately I had a friend who ran a sporty car repair shop. He
explained that the basic gasket set was also used for another (was it a
Mercedes?) engine and there were two oil pump gaskets in it. The one I
had used had the pump's output passage blocked. That's how I found out
that the pan could be removed with the engine in situ. More work but it
sure was a relief. Those two gaskets were almost identical. You have
to try 'em on the pump to make sure all the holes are in the right place.
CR
don wrote:
> Years ago, I rebuilt the engine in my '67 B GT and had no oil pressure
> when I fired it up. I tried priming it with a pressure tank loaned to
> me by the machine shop that did the work on the engine. I ended up
> pulling the engine and tearing it apart only to discover that I had
> messed up the oil pump gasket. Don't remember for sure- I either had it
> positioned wrong or used the wrong one from the gasket set. In any
> case, it blocked the gasket obstructed the oil passage.
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