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Mark Allanson

posted on 24/7/04 at 05:06 PM Reply With Quote
Pinto stupid question number 1

What do these do? I have turned over my engine on the starter to prime it up and I can get nothing upto the head (spray rail removed, and looking at the supply hole). I am hoping one of these mystery bolts is a priming hole for the oil pump. Can anyone confirm or deny?

Thanks
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rusty nuts

posted on 24/7/04 at 05:34 PM Reply With Quote
Think you will find the top bung is for draining the coolant from the block , not sure about the lower bung, may be worth removing the oil filter and l.t lead from coil and cranking the engine over until oil comes from filter housing, then refit filter and cranking again until oil light goes out. Rusty
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posted on 24/7/04 at 06:20 PM Reply With Quote
yup first is drain,second looks like turdo oil return





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cosworth

posted on 24/7/04 at 07:54 PM Reply With Quote
lower plug is just a feed into the sump used for oil returns from oil separators on competition cars
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Mark Allanson

posted on 24/7/04 at 07:58 PM Reply With Quote
Any ideas on how to prime the pump without taking off the sump. I am thinking of using an oil gun into the spray rail orrafice to inject stp/oil mix.

Or an I expecting too much of the starter motor speeds (plugs out, injection manifold not fitted yet) to get enough pressure to reach the head





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jacko

posted on 24/7/04 at 08:40 PM Reply With Quote
priming oil pumps on pinto's

In the book 'how to power tune ford sohc pinto engines it advises builders to use an old distributor stripped down to the shaft and use an electric drill to spin the shaft and turn the oil pump. This primes the engine with oil. Hope this helps solve your problem Jacko.
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Mark Allanson

posted on 25/7/04 at 09:37 AM Reply With Quote
Sound idea, now to get an old pinto dizzy





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jollygreengiant

posted on 25/7/04 at 04:39 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jacko
In the book 'how to power tune ford sohc pinto engines it advises builders to use an old distributor stripped down to the shaft and use an electric drill to spin the shaft and turn the oil pump. This primes the engine with oil. Hope this helps solve your problem Jacko.


To use this option you will need to make sure that the Cam belt is REMOVED first.


Hope this helps.

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jacko

posted on 25/7/04 at 07:03 PM Reply With Quote
dizzy drive

Mark if you use a old dizzy to drive the oil pump remove the cog that would normally drive the dizzy jacko
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macspeedy

posted on 25/7/04 at 08:04 PM Reply With Quote
the drive is a small square shaft sitting in the top of the oil pump you can use a screwdriver hex end the one for all the srewdriver tips you have either in a srew driver or in a hand held electric drill, works a treat, turn clockwise

[Edited on 25/7/04 by macspeedy]

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Mark Allanson

posted on 25/7/04 at 08:18 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by macspeedy
the drive is a small square shaft sitting in the top of the oil pump you can use a screwdriver hex end the one for all the srewdriver tips you have either in a srew driver or in a hand held electric drill, works a treat, turn clockwise

[Edited on 25/7/04 by macspeedy]



Sounds even better, I have just finished setting up the cam etc, and did not want to disturb it all again Rescued attachment Engine Overhead.jpg
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ady8077

posted on 25/7/04 at 08:57 PM Reply With Quote
Hi Mark

Just looking at your picture ( engine looks great )

You did have a dizzy fitted when you tried to get oil pressure didn't you?

Adrian

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Mark Allanson

posted on 25/7/04 at 09:07 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ady8077
Hi Mark

Just looking at your picture ( engine looks great )

You did have a dizzy fitted when you tried to get oil pressure didn't you?

Adrian



The mist of ignorance has just cleared, no I didn't have the dizzy fitted. I didnt realise that the auxilliary shaft drives the oil pump VIA the dizzy shaft. WHAT A PILLOCK





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MikeRJ

posted on 25/7/04 at 09:22 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mark AllansonWHAT A PILLOCK


I'm sure we've all been there one way or the other!

Interesting injection system though! Is that a set of throttle bodies or a modifed twin DCOE manifold? If the latter, how did you mount the injectors?

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Mark Allanson

posted on 25/7/04 at 09:29 PM Reply With Quote
Try this Mike





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MikeRJ

posted on 25/7/04 at 09:52 PM Reply With Quote
Cheers Mark.

I'd seen the RH article before, but it looked a bit rough and ready with original plenum mounted at 90 degrees and the small patches blocking off the original holes. You've made a very neat job of that!

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Mark Allanson

posted on 25/7/04 at 09:57 PM Reply With Quote
I saw the RH jobbie before I did mine - it looked a total bodge so I did my own, he was charging about £25 for the plans and the little patches - cheeky b@gger





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