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09-21-2004 01:36 AM #1
About the oil pump primer adapter, I think I paid about 20 bucks for mine from Eastwood, and would never go back to using my homemade ones, if I had a choice. The first one I made, from an old screwdriver; it kept slipping out of the slot in the end of the pump shaft, until I made a sleeve that fit over it to keep it in place. The second one was better, made from scratch from some 7/16 inch rod and tubing, and is passable good. But the one from Eastwood is a Caddillac compared to the others, with its centering bushing, and end made to fit right; just better. You can also make one from an old junk distributor. Remove the gear from the shaft and take the guts ou of the distributor, cut the advance weight plate off of the top of the shaft, take the points plate and vac advance plate out of the housing. Put the gear back onto the shaft and grind the teeth off of the gear, then take the gear off and reassemble the shaft into the housing, and re-pin the gear. Set this contraption into the hole, and chuck the end in a drill and go for it. Just be sure that you got all of the teeth off of the gear, and that it does not hang up on the cam gear, or it will damage the cam when you spin it.
Dammit, another good ol boy gone. Condolence to the family. RIP Mike
RIP Mike Frade, aka 34_40