Thread: 289 Oil Pump Failure x2
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02-15-2006 06:46 PM #1
289 Oil Pump Failure x2
I've got a 66 289 and I did some top-end work and went ahead and put in a new oil pump while I had it out of the car. I had about 11 hrs on the motor when the oil pump locked up. So I replaced it, then I get about an hour run time on the motor and go to test it down the street and it bleeds off pressure later to find another oil pump failure. Any Clues?
Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
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