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Small block oil pump gasket? #849000 11/08/10 03:58 PM 11/08/10 03:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,011 Covington Georgia RV2 OP master
RV2 OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,011 Covington Georgia	Do I need a small block oil pump gasket or can it go directly metal to metal?

Re: Small block oil pump gasket? [Re: RV2] #849001 11/08/10 04:11 PM 11/08/10 04:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Machined fit. Some overhaul kits come with one but they didn't have one from the factory. I don't loose any sleep over it. Clean it, if it's Dirty. Oil it, if it Squeaks. But: Don't fix it, if it Works!

Re: Small block oil pump gasket? [Re: RV2] #849002 11/09/10 02:44 AM 11/09/10 02:44 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 101 Oregon R RoadRaceDart member
RoadRaceDart member R Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 101 Oregon	I like to clean the pump and cap mating surfaces and use a little blue locktite to reduce leakage. A friend had the gasket blow out so doesn't like them. While you're in there check the oil pump to main cap for passage alignment. you might be surprised at how bad it is. Joshua

Re: Small block oil pump gasket? [Re: RoadRaceDart] #849003 11/09/10 02:49 AM 11/09/10 02:49 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,478 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,478 So Cal	Quote: .... While you're in there check the oil pump to main cap for passage alignment. you might be surprised at how bad it is. Yep, Look closely and you can see the scribe of how far off it was. 6292599-Stroker10_12_10Sm07.JPG (52 downloads)

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