vaultsman
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Tooling along in the outside lane at 70....suddenly sounds like a bag of spanners rattling under the bonnet.
Checked the gauge....zero oil pressure. Managed to get over to the hard shoulder without incident....recovery truck home.
Took the distributor out to find the pump drive shaft seized. Stripping the pump down shows....this:
The driven gear's lost a tooth, taking out the pump driving dog at the bottom of the distributor. I fitted the spacer plate/taller gears conversion 8 years ago.
Thoughts, anyone? Anyone else had this?
EDIT: The gear cavity in the front cover appears fine with no evidence of scoring or damage, and the driven gear turns freely on the spigot.
Checked the gauge....zero oil pressure. Managed to get over to the hard shoulder without incident....recovery truck home.
Took the distributor out to find the pump drive shaft seized. Stripping the pump down shows....this:
The driven gear's lost a tooth, taking out the pump driving dog at the bottom of the distributor. I fitted the spacer plate/taller gears conversion 8 years ago.
Thoughts, anyone? Anyone else had this?
EDIT: The gear cavity in the front cover appears fine with no evidence of scoring or damage, and the driven gear turns freely on the spigot.
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