[Tigers] Distributor -> Oil Pump Shaft

[Ron Fraser]

Sometimes the starter relay just quits.   I had the starter relay work fine one day then fail the next day – they can be fickle.

I hope you have had luck solving this problem.

 

Please relay, to all, the Fel Pro part number for the 1 piece oil pan gasket; I’m sure others are interested too.

 

Ron Fraser

 

From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of R Flynn via Tigers
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2020 11:09 AM
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Cc: R Flynn <flynnr2 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Distributor -> Oil Pump Shaft

 

UPDATE & some additional questions after a 6 week hiatus for bruised ribs to heal ...

- Put car up on stands, dropped oil pan

- No retaining clip to be found on oil pump driveshaft or in pan

  (either never there or fractured & came out with a previous oil change perhaps)

- New, beefier shaft *with* retaining clip appropriately placed (& new gasket) installed

- Buttoned everything back up, distributor straightforward to install now, found TDC in preparation for retiming, etc.

  (FelPro 1 piece oil pan gasket w/snap screws makes things convenient, nice bit of design)

 

Turned key, and got a big click sounding like starter is under load but certainly not spinning ... hence the following questions

 

1) Any suggestions as to cause?

- Battery is fully charged, just came off conditioner

- Solenoid is less than 2Y old

- The starting system electrics were working fine before this adventure began

 

2) Is it easier to just pull the oil pan again or get the starter out (vs headers)?

- It won't come out with headers & oil pan in situ

- I am working with in up on floor stands, creeper height in a narrow garage space

- *Since* I just pulled the oil pan, that seems like the most efficient route (and I suspect the FelPro gasket will be fine)

- Plus another gift from the previous builder is a sheared off (small) oil pan bolt on the front port corner (just next to the larger end bolt) that I really should Easy Out, will be easier with oil pan removed (was leaving it for another day ...)

 

3) Any recommendations on whether one of those  "mini starters" would be a good replacement & easier to get in / out without having to remove engine mounts, headers, or oil pans etc?

- DaleA put a Tremec TKO 5 speed in a few years ago for context

 

Cheers in advance,

 

Rick

 

On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 19:47, R Flynn <flynnr2 at gmail.com <mailto:flynnr2 at gmail.com> > wrote:

In trying to replace the distributor after changing my intake manifold on the ‘65 289 in my Tiger, I am struggling to get it to slide down over the oil pump shaft, which seems to be leaning over.

- tried jiggling the rotor

- tried turning the crank with a ratchet while applying gentle pressure to the distributor, though I was doing both

- tried using a long socket & extension to put the oil pump shaft itself in different orientations

 

My next attempts will involve

- having someone else push down while I turn the crap with a ratchet

- trying to pack some grease around the shaft with a screwdriver prior to inserting the distributor to keep the oil pump shaft more centered

 

Would welcome any suggestions, solutions, or words of wisdom.

 

Cheers in advance,

 

Rick

 

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