[Roadsters] Third Posting

[Richard Brown]

You can pull the distributor and tower. That will expose the oil pump drive. 
Put an old screwdriver shaft in a drill and use it to turn the pump counter 
clockwise. I would put fresh oil in the pan first.

I was given a car that had sat for 20 years.  Everything was frozen up, 
including the oil pump.  When I finally tore it down the pistons were all 
stuck.  When I got the pistons out the rings were frozen in the pistons.  It 
took weeks of soaking, banging, and cursing to get that engine apart.  That 
car had been sitting on the dirt covered with a tarp.

Good Luck
Richard Brown

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronnie Day" <ronnie.day at gmail.com>
To: "May, Frank" <Frank.L.May at umsl.edu>
Cc: "Datsun-Roadsters at Autox. Team. Net" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Third Posting


> Frank,
> If you have a truly seized (galled) bearing I don't think getting oil into
> the system is going to help. My bet is on stuck piston rings. I'd look at
> pulling the head yourself so you can make sure your penetrate is going all
> the way around all of the cylinder bores. That will also let you get a 
> gook
> look at the condition of the cylinder walls.
>
> HTH,
> Ron
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