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Old 07-07-2018, 03:05 PM
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I don't believe the OP did.
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Old 07-14-2018, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Jebbysan
I cant believe you drilled the oil pump......never in 30 years have I seen someone do it. So since it is done...here is my advice. Take it off and throw it away. Get the right part as stated above by Lars and install it. If you aerate between the pickup tube and the pump you drilled for one second.....you will cook all of the main and rod bearings at WOT.
You may drive it now......but you will be parked for a LONG time later.

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I didn't drill it.
WOuldn't have drilled it with a drill bit anyway, but machined it. ( still can't see why that's impossible to do, but hey.



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