Earl Pan

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88 4.0 with 12\87 build date.

 

Been a few months since the engine was tore down.

 

Can't remember where the metal band I took off of the rear of the oil pan went. Is it on top of the pan or under the pan?

 

Also whats the normal routine on the one piece gasket. Permatex? Crazy glue? or bare nekkid gasket to metal install?

 

Priming the oil pump with white grease. Any thoughts?

[Jeep Driver]

Ultra Black only at the joints/4 corners.....just a dab.

 

Prime the pump with a drill....remove the distributor........it you want to do it right.

 

 

Band-

 

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Now wait a minute. Yours is shiny and mine is all metal color. That a powder coat?  You went with AMC blue? Allen screws too/ nice touch.

 

 

This means I have to hit the band with some fancy paint.

 

 

Distributor is out already. It is a new oil pump. Why I am thinking a heavy grease to keep gears lubed.

[Minuit]

Packing the pump with assembly lube before drill-priming has worked very well for me. Instant oil pressure on first turn-over.

[cruiser54]

Here's the bolt diagram also.

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cool thanks, need to figure the bolt pattern in the timing chain cover also.

 

2 months of machine work and no time to rebuild makes the memory bad.