[Healeys] First start

[Austin Healey]

I put it back as it was - hopefully in the right alignment. The "thicker"
side of the roller fork is facing to the front.

Gergo

2011/7/2 Dave Porter <frogeye at porterscustom.com>

> Hit or miss on the alignment, but be aware that the pump has a front and
> back side that provides clearance with the casting. Very subtle, but will
> make a mess of a good unit.
> Dave
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Austin Healey
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 11:13 AM
> To: Alan Seigrist
> Cc: Healey List
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] First start
>
> Hi Friends,
>
> With the most valuable help of the tech material I found on John Sim's site
> (thanks John!), I was able to understand the overdrive operation throughly,
> and soo found my problem: the oil pump has got stucked half-way down in its
> bore and only had a limited movement. Thus it supplied insufficent oil for
> the system. I have polished the piston, and voila: it is working! BTW is
> there any trick to install the pump accuratly to meet the two holes drilled
> for the two small bolts? I did it trial-and-error way, and it was quite
> time
> consuming.
>
> Have a nice sunday:
> Gergo