Re: oil pickup tube installer

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Russ,

If you're doing a bunch of press fit oil pickup tubes, this type of tool 
would be nice to have but for the occasional pickup, you can get by with an 
open end wrench or a punch to tap them in (both wrong tools require a hammer).

If you can slide a press fit pickup tube into the oil pump it was designed 
for and seat it all the way, something is wrong either with the tube or the 
pump (or you're pretty strong). If you're just shoving it in as far as you 
can and letting it be, you're asking for trouble. It's also a good idea to 
tack weld the pickup tube to the oil pump (particularly in extreme 
situations like off-roading or racing) to keep it from falling off.

If you have a pickup tube that's held in place with a bolt (like the six 
cylinder pumps), I'm not surprised that you can get it one by hand (all 
though, I recall having to drive the one in on my 68 American when I 
rebuilt it's engine). It's a good idea to use a little sealer on the tube 
where it fits into the pump but that's all you need.

Matt

At 05:09 PM 8/13/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> I saw the oil pickup tube install tool on Evil bay and
> have a question. I have always just poked the tube
> into the pump and bolted her down, long and short
> bolts. Am I missing something. Do I really need that
> big city oil pickup tube installation tool or do I do
> as I have done in the past. The pick up tube just
> pulls out after removing the long bolt, and installs
> doing the reverse......Russ
>
>
>
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