That could be it :-) And strike my question about setting gear end-play. A gasket between the block and oil pump body would only affect the vertical location of the all of the pump components, not the gear to pump body clearances. Mike Snow > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Rachel Cogent > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 10:30 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D) > > > I thought what Dana Morphew meant was that "IT TAKES" a gasket, > not that "IT > NEEDS" a gasket. > In other words, if you put a gasket in you're a fool. > > > Entity Michael Snow spoke thus: > > > I could be wrong, but neither Bentley nor ETKA show a gasket > that I can see. > > How could you accurately set the pump gear end-play with a > gasket between > > the block and oil pump as an added variable? > > > > Mike Snow > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > >> Of Dana Morphew > >> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 9:13 AM > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Subject: Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D) > >> > >> > >> Yep, it takes a gasket. > >> -Dana- > >> > >>> As long as we are on the subject, does a gasket go between > the pump and > >>> block? |
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