Willyslancs Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 (edited) On a Jeep, not a mechanic so bear with me . is it straightforward to change the gaskets on the oil pump?(The bulgy bit under the manifold area ) see told you i was not a mechanic ! .are these gaskets in a main head gasket set ? cheers guys :thumbsup: Edited September 23, 2012 by Willyslancs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nick Johns Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 (edited) The oil pump on a Jeep engine is fairly straightforward to remove, and change the gaskets, ..BUT the distributor is driven off the oil pump gear which can go any any number of positions when reassembling so you will have to retime the distributor, again not too difficult, if you are familiar with this or seek help from someone who is Edited September 23, 2012 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Rule one before removing any distributor. Mark with paint or similar so you have some idea what position it goes back in. If you are very carful and avoid turning the base of the distributor shaft you can keep the timing close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nick Johns Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Rule one before removing any distributor. Mark with paint or similar so you have some idea what position it goes back in. If you are very carful and avoid turning the base of the distributor shaft you can keep the timing close. Tony you are obviously not familiar with a Jeep engine, the oil pump gear can go back in any number of positions, makes no odds where the distributor was previously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 No, so the distributor stays in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Willyslancs Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 cheers for the replies guys , think i better get the guy that just rebuilt the engine to do it .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Re timing is not difficult, but you do need a good timing light, and none are that cheap. The manual will have the timing marks in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nick Johns Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 (edited) Re timing is not difficult, but you do need a good timing light, and none are that cheap. The manual will have the timing marks in it. Tony you quite obviously rather out of your depth on this suject, read a Jeep engine manual then perhaps you might get some idea Edited September 23, 2012 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Another reason to avoid one! http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=77299&start=15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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not a mechanic so bear with me . is it straightforward to change the gaskets on the oil pump?(The bulgy bit under the manifold area ) see told you i was not a mechanic ! .are these gaskets in a main head gasket set ? cheers guys :thumbsup:
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