Oil pump pickup tube
05-01-2004, 09:55 PM
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Car: 1987 Firebird, 1997 Camaro
Engine: 2.8L, 3.8L
Transmission: T5, 4L60E
Oil pump pickup tube
Anyone have any suggestions on how to best remove stock tube from a stock pump and install a new deep sump tube for our new Moroso pan? Oh, 350 small block.
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05-01-2004, 10:11 PM
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Engine: Sb2.2 406
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Axle/Gears: Ford 9" 3.60
If all else fails, since you have the pan off, pumps are cheap enough (like $15-20 for the M55) that they can be replaced outright.
05-02-2004, 06:21 AM
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i'd throw it all away and buy a new pump. i use an open end wrench and hammer it in then weld a brace on the pick up and bolt it to the pump body. get a M55 pump and a mr gasket #26 spring along with an arp solid drive shaft all for less than 50 dollars.
05-02-2004, 05:21 PM
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Thanks guys, but the pump is a brand new speed pro pump with a 3/4" inlet. I think I'll keep it. Removed the base of the pump with the pickup tube. Put it in a wood line vice and used a block of wood and a hammer. 3 or 4 taps and it was mine. Really spooky how easy it was.
05-03-2004, 07:41 AM
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Car: 1987 Firebird, 1997 Camaro
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The pan and pickup are Moroso, and the pickup has a bracket that uses two of the pump bolts. Do you think there is any need to weld also. Never happened to me, but I've read several posts that conclude or suggest that the tube has come undone.
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Car: 1966 impala , 1998 sebring vert,1978 buick regal turbo, 1991 chevy silverado 3/4ton 4x4 lifted
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if there are bolts there then welding it is just over kill ...
05-04-2004, 11:01 AM
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Originally posted by FireBoid
Over kill isn't always a bad thing. Say 380 HP in a street car.
Over kill isn't always a bad thing. Say 380 HP in a street car.
if you have access to it then it wouldnt hurt to spot weld it in place also but i still think its just a little extra work your doin that you dont have too...but then again if its there and already in the open then go for it ...
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