Thread: Car has been parked for an extended period of time...

Tweet

They are gonna tell ya to pull the distributor, and run the oil pump with a hand drill.

Personally, I think that if you disable the ignition, and crank it for 30 seconds ( after adding a squirt of marvel mystery oil to the cylinders ) that you will be fine.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

They are gonna tell ya to pull the distributor, and run the oil pump with a hand drill.

For anyone considering this, I say don't..let the distributor do the work - or at the VERY least be ***extremely*** careful with it.

I decided that since I had the intake off and could access the oil pump drive easier I'd go ahead and do this - it would also confirm the oil pump worked.

got it all connected fine and oil pumped up into the heads...mission accomplished!

...until the oil pump "driveshaft" (not sure what its called) stuck with me instead of the oil pump (it just sits in there??). For a bit, I thought I could get it with a magnet pen...then it fell completely down into the oil pan.

Sooo... several hours later I've also discovered there is no way to get the oil pan off with the motor still in the car. I've also discovered that the motor mounts in the car are shot. I've discovered there is a significant amount of sludge in the oil pan. Whee!! Are we having fun yet?

An old timer told me when I was a kid that "It'll stay in the pan and not hurt anything". What do the rest of the Club members think about that? Edd

hi i was just reading the posts..if the mounts are bad..why not just pull the engine and buy a gasket set (probally needs it anyway since the old dried up gaskets are bound to leak)..that way you can inspect the engine bearings for wear see how tight the rings are and look at the ridge to see if its worth trying to run the way it is.. clean it up and when it goes back together it will be good to go..no more guessing..plus stuff a new front seal in the tranny.. but im the kind that likes to be sure what im doing before i do it..and dont mind the extra work for the security of knowing what i have under the hood