Yes it looks like its in the oil pump could it have fallen in the right place? Is the shaft tip supposed to be that high where the hole is next the camCan you see the rod with a light?
Yes it looks like its in the oil pump could it have fallen in the right place? Is the shaft tip supposed to be that high where the hole is next the camCan you see the rod with a light?
Uh oh. That's the oil pump drive. The camshaft turns the distributor, the distributor turns that shaft, and that shaft turns your oil pump.
You need to shine a light down there and see if you can still see it. If you can't you might have to drop the oil pan.
Yes it looks like its in the oil pump could it have fallen in the right place? Is the shaft tip supposed to be that high where the hole is next the cam
I see it,I'm trying to send a picture but my internet is badIf you can't see it , you WILL be pulling the pan.
There is a split spring washer that keeps the drive shaft from coming out of the pump. When you lifted the distributor out it pulled the shaft up, take your socket/extension and put it on the shaft and you can tell if it's still connected to the pump.Yes it looks like its in the oil pump could it have fallen in the right place? Is the shaft tip supposed to be that high where the hole is next the cam
Tape it together good, and go slow. You don't want to pull the pan. Pulling the pan is not something you want to do
Okay, im assuming pulling the pan consist of pulling the engine ?You'll know,
And pulling the pan ain't hard. It's all that stuff you gotta do before pulling the pan.
Yes, don't start down that road yet, I take it you're new at this.Okay, im assuming pulling the pan consist of pulling the engine ?
Yeah I'm pretty new I got the car when I was 16 I had a neighborhood mechanic always workin on it if anything went bad but I d rather save the money and learn 4 years later lol not many people work on old school style engines anymore at least around meYes, don't start down that road yet, I take it you're new at this.
How much vertical play is there on the oil pump driveshaft, assuming it's retained by the washer?There is a split spring washer that keeps the drive shaft from coming out of the pump. When you lifted the distributor out it pulled the shaft up, take your socket/extension and put it on the shaft and you can tell if it's still connected to the pump.
don't know, some????How much vertical play is there on the oil pump driveshaft, assuming it's retained by the washer?
You work on cars in those shoes?Well you're in luck, we can teach you all the bad habits you need to succeed.
First, if you're gonna work on this junk, get a assembly manual for your year stang. Not a chiltons or haynes, go to fleabay and find a Ford assembly manual. It will look like this: