oil pumps

[paulmaione@videotron.ca (Paul Maione)]

At 08:00 AM 03/02/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Paully-
>  I apologize, I misunderstood your post.
>  I'd check with Potterman for his price on the "correct" pump.  You may be
>pleasantly surprised.... and then you wouldn't have to mix 'n' match parts.
>(I don't recall the new pump for my son's 8V being that much....)
>

yeah, that's what i'm going to do.
i don't know what happend, i think i caught the cheapass
bug, i usually don't fuck around like this...
hehehhehehe
:)

TIP:  prime that pump before you install
it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh yeah. DEFINATLY.
work it larry.

>good luck and
>enjoy the ride
>
>Larry
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Paul Maione <paulmaione@videotron.ca>
>To: Larry <rocco16v@netzero.com>
>Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 10:11 PM
>Subject: Re: oil pumps
>
>
> >
> > >So, you're putting a used oil pump in your newly-rebuilt motor?
> > >Tsk, tsk, tsk.....
> >
> > nah!!!!!!
> > i wouldn't dream of that!
> > :)
> > i'm going to buy a new one, but basically from what
> > i've seen, the only difference between a 2L 8v oil pump
> > and a 2L16v oil pump is that he shaft that connects with
> > the intermediate shaft. now, if i buy a brand new
> > 2L 8v oil pump and just swap shafts (which never wear out) with the 16v,
>is
> > that
> > a bad thing to do? or, should i just shell out the extra $140
> > for the 2L 16v one and not worry about all this?
> >
> > paully
> >
> >
> >
> > >Larry  sandiego16V
> > >
> > >i checked his old one which was
> > > > lying around and bingo, it had the same part number. the
> > > > things about it that are different are the shafts that go up
> > > > into the block. his has a notch for the distributor and mine
> > > > has the splines for the intermediate shaft. i took mine and
> > > > his apart and just basically replaced the shaft from the 8v
> > > > with the 16v and everything went back together.
> > > >
> > > > does this make sense and would it work? i'm kinda
> > > > worried about slapping it together this just isn't meant
> > > > to be. are there any differences between them other than
> > > > that shaft?
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > paul
> > > >
> > >
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