I was writing a little mention of not putting the full flow pump on the older block for the next issue of AMC (won't go out until just after Christmas, unfortunately... life gets in the way!), and it dawned on me as to WHY the oil output changed. It's the location of the pressure bypass! It's in the block of the older engines, so oil HAS to go BACK to the bypass valve in the block! That's the passage that is exposed when the full-flow pump is installed on an older block. There should be no problem with simply blocking that off with a plate as I suggested since the full-flow pump moves the by-pass valve to the pump cover. The TSMs don't show this area good enough, but that has to be it! Tom and Joe have blocks sitting there and Tom has a spare full-flow pump. Hopefully the photos will bear this out, and maybe Tom and Joe can find time for a hands-on investigation. -- Frank Swygert Publisher, "American Motors Cars" Magazine (AMC) For all AMC enthusiasts http://farna.home.att.net/AMC.html (free download available!) _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list