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Topic: Getting metal cuttings out of my motor
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Rustang
Gearhead Posts: 733
From: Clarion PA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-20-2004 12:20 PM
   
Had a little problem this weekend. Went to install a Holley mechanical fuel pump on the 460 in my pickup. It bolted up okay but wouldn't pump  So when I took it out I discovered the pump arm had rubbed against the timing chain  Further inspection revealed the old pump (from Mr. Gasket) had a dogleg in it to clear the timing chain. I suspect the pump is a BBC pump, in spite of what the box says(Thanks Advanced Auto Parts!) So at any rate, I have some metal in the motor now, and was looking for recomendations on what to do. I'm thinking about draining oil, and placing a magnet on the bottom of the oil pan. I'm worried about the oil pump since it's not protected by the filter. The motor ran for about 1 minute. ------------------
'68 mustang 351 clevor- 10.92@124
'67 Stang, 351W -11.18@118
'69 351C Torino-14.90@100
'78 Pickup 351W-15.56@88
'79 Pickup 460 ET=??
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 5761
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 09-20-2004 01:08 PM
Sounds more like a smallblock or FE fuel pump. It would be a real risk to run it without checking the oil pump. You should at minimum cut the oil filter apart and check for metal debris. If there isn't any in there it could be OK. And while the filter is off you could also pull the distributor and backflush the pump by turning it backwards with a priming shaft while funneling some oil through a hose into the passage to the filter.
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Rustang
Gearhead Posts: 733
From: Clarion PA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-20-2004 01:28 PM
Those are some pretty good ideas, Tom  I just rebuilt the motor 2 years ago and I'm pretty bummed about this deal. When I go back to the parts dealer they're gonna get an earfull. I've never been successful at cutting apart a filter. What's the best tool for the job?
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 4377
From: Arizona
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 09-20-2004 04:16 PM
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Originally posted by Rustang:
What's the best tool for the job?
Just a hacksaw will do the trick. Saw only deep enough to cut through the outter can, trying to preserve the filter element. If there's metal in there, you'll see it clearly. I hope it all turns out ok; that's a real bummer deal 
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n2oMike
Gearhead Posts: 2419
From: Spencer, WV
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-20-2004 06:42 PM
A hacksaw will produce all sorts of shavings that will end up all over the filter media... making it tough to tell anything about what the filter actually caught from the engine.Either use a tool designed for cutting oil filters apart, or do what I do, and use a big tailpipe cutter. These have links of chain with little round cutters. It goes around the filter (or tailpipe) and you work it back and forth while tightening up the chain. It works kind of like an oversized tubing cutter. Good Luck! ------------------
Mike Burch
66 mustang real street
302 4-speed 289 heads
10.63 @ 129.3
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http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?220 [This message has been edited by n2oMike (edited 09-20-2004).]
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