[6pack] Distributor Pedestal Sits Too High on Drive Shaft Gear

[rmf3860 rmf3860]

Crisis averted.
After speaking with Dick Taylor and hearing that Bill W. had a similar
issue, I discovered through their wisdom that the drive gear will drop once
you rotate the engine/cam a bit, and indeed it dropped and all is well.

This is such a fine group of people, friends and helpers. Thank you all for
your past and ongoing assistance you provide.

Bob Fabie
Fredericksburg, Va

On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 8:22 PM Bob Lang <robert.lang.tr6 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'll bet your distributor drive gear is NOT engaging the oil pump drive.
> With the distributor gear out you should be able to turn the oil pump tang
> with a long screwdriver.  If not, the oil pump shaft is too tight in the
> bushing in the block. If your machinist drove the bushing out, chances are
> they peened over the bushing on one end or both ends. I just had this
> problem a couple of days ago.  Drop the pan and remove the oil pump and try
> to fit the shaft into the block. It should rotate easily. Same for the
> distributor drive gear. Once you know those are free it should be easy to
> drop the gear in. Note that it spins clockwise as it slips in.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Bob Lang
>
> On Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 7:54 PM rmf3860 rmf3860 <bobfabie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm baffled...
>>
>> For clarity in describing parts, I'm referring to page 90 of Bentley's.
>>
>> Fact: The distributor bushing is bottomed out in the block.
>> Fact: It's 1 1/4" from the shoulder of the stock pedestal to its bottom;
>> that's how much space it needs to bottom out on the block.
>> Fact: With the drive gear in place - its slot seated in the oil pump's
>> groove - the distance from the top of the drive gear to the top of the
>> block's shoulder, is 1 1/8". That 1/8" difference prevents the pedestal
>> from sitting flush on the block. We're not talking gasket widths, I'm
>> saying it's 1/8" difference.
>>
>> The position of the oil pump shaft is not moveable.
>>
>> The bushing, drive gear and pedestal are all original. The oil pump is
>> new.
>>
>> Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong or what the problem is? Maybe
>> someone can measure just the length of the oil pump shaft. If it was 1/8"
>> shorter, there would be no problem.
>>
>> Thank you all for your time.
>> Bob Fabie
>> Fredericksburg, Va
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