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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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I been reading a few posts about oil pumps being a tight fit into the crank case. I took my old o-ring with me to my indy along with the two smaller ones. He put three in a bag and away I went. My pump/ gear cam install went smooth, maybe too smooth. My pump went in pretty easy. A little wiggle and I moved along with the install. Are they always hard to install with the proper o-ring, or do they sometimes go in with just a wiggle? It was a black o-ring. Looked like the one that came in it. What will happen if it is say a lower rocker box 0-ring?
 
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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one o-ring i had was yellow and another was black. my pump just slid right in, not much of a fight. do you have a oil pressure gauge?
 
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No...But I think I will invest in one soon.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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I have done oil pumps a bunch of times and never had any problems just pushing them in.
 
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