Originally Posted by Irelands child
Thanks for the good advice guys - looks like my achin' bones are going to have to do the cold concret thing. At least the body isn't on the frame yet and there is no crossmember in the way (IFS on a TCI 'A' chassis).
w2zero - the crate engine has never run so the bearing clearances should be good.
I just found this on p111 of the 2006 Ford Perf. Parts catalog:
"Some heavy-duty oil pump drive shafts may not allow a EFI distributor
to slide down far enough over the oil pump drive shaft. EFI distributors
have a longer shaft below the gear.
Running a HV oil pump with production bearing clearances can cause
abnormally high oil pressure and possible premature distributor gear wear."
Now - off again to Summit or Jegs