donjetman
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LS Oil Pump Shimming & Lube
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iamdub
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That way is much better than doing nothing, as many (most?) do. But, for the geeks in the garage...
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Really helpful. Did not know that about the reason for shimming, though I made sure the pump rotors turned freely with our resistance before I torqued the housing down.
Just Fishing
Can't fix stupid
I did that to mine using feeler gauges.
Required me to get all arts and crafts and destroying two cheap sets.
High pressure pumps are really tight, so I see it as being important to ensure I don't get a bind.
In my mind, it seems especially when things start heating up.
(Melling does say that they don't want you cracking these things open...)
+ I figure it's fun to detail it out when it's something I'm keeping.
I also looked down the exit hole and ensured the pump was clocked perfectly with the hole in the block.
If you "flow" the pump while it's apart, that helps when looking down into the void.
Room for error,
but I "visualize" the oil being "curved" or "Bent" into the flow path and me wanting to ensure the flow path is as smooth as possible.
Required me to get all arts and crafts and destroying two cheap sets.
High pressure pumps are really tight, so I see it as being important to ensure I don't get a bind.
In my mind, it seems especially when things start heating up.
(Melling does say that they don't want you cracking these things open...
)+ I figure it's fun to detail it out when it's something I'm keeping.
I also looked down the exit hole and ensured the pump was clocked perfectly with the hole in the block.
If you "flow" the pump while it's apart, that helps when looking down into the void.
Room for error,
but I "visualize" the oil being "curved" or "Bent" into the flow path and me wanting to ensure the flow path is as smooth as possible.
iamdub
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Just Fishing
Can't fix stupid
Look at how smooth that flow is!
I chickened out and opted to just copy what I found online, headflow clinic mostly.
My heart wanted to flow that wall right the fk out.
iamdub
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Look at how smooth that flow is!
I chickened out and opted to just copy what I found online, headflow clinic mostly.
My heart wanted to flow that wall right the fk out.
I experimented on my stock pump to see how far I could go. There's plenty of meat remaining.
Whew! I didn't shim mine either - just made sure it turned freely.
iamdub
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I never shimmed one until my AFM delete. It was just one more thing for me to geek out on.
