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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Simon, I don't have any information about non-BJ8 stuff, but the BMC workshop manual for BJ7/BJ8 says of the oil pump:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>"(a) The radial clearance between the gears and the pump body should not exceed 0.00125 in. to 0.0025 in. (0.032 mm to 0.063 mm).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>(b) Check the clearance between the gears and the end cover by placing a straight edge across the pump body and checking with a feeler gauge. End float should be between 0.0005 in. and 0.002 in. (0.013 mm. and 0.051 mm)."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC </span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 10, 2018 8:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> Healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Oil pump<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I have extracted the “Gear type” oil pump from my car. This is apparently the latter of the 2 types fitted to 3000s. It “looks” OK to me, but how can I tell if it’s actually worn?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>There is a (very) little scoring, but I reckon one might anticipate that. The clearances between the teeth seems good as does the clearance between the teeth and the body. The shafts are OK and everything sits solid. But what do I know of these things?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Any ideas, any clearance figures would be appreciated. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>(I bought a new Denis Welch High Capacity pump on eBay and will be fitting that. It’s a “rotor”.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>