Ron is not happy.

[drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

OUch, Ron - sorry to hear about the stuck pump and the injury.  I feel 
your pain - BTDT a few times.  Funny how time seems to slow down when 
something like that's happening, and you still can't get out of the way 
fast enough.

It may be that the removing the distributor will allow the oil pump to 
drop out - I had a similar problem with a vacuum pump on a diesel (runs in 
the same spot as a gasser's ditributor) and removing the vacuum pump made 
the oil pump fall right off (literally - so make sure you have the oil 
pump bolts turned in a few threads.)

Drew


On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Ron Pieper wrote:

> OK...
> 
> Working on Victor.  Want to remove oil pump that I installed a year or so ago.  Remove bolts,
> won't budge (spins a little, but ain't dropping free).  What's up?  
> 
> Sooo...I get a little feisty.  I grab my BIG channellocks and a rag.  Grab the pump.  No go.  Try
> again, nada.  Having a hard time getting a good pull angle, so I figure I'll scooch around. 
> Attempt to use the grip that the channellocks have on the pump as lifting point for my lanky and
> stiff body.  Bad idea.  Grip loosens.  Channellocks slip and go THWOCK! against my forehead.  I
> can still see them, in slow motion, coming right between my eyes.
> 
> Result:  http://w3.one.net/~rapieper/Rons005.JPG
> 
> 4 hours wasted.
> 
> AFA the pump, gonna pull the plug where the 8V dizzy goes and tap it from up top...if it's
> accessible...will that work?
> 
> And AFA my haid...who else but the ole Cheapass would admit to such foolery?  
> 
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