Re: Oil Pumps

[cookiedan@domain.elided (Daniel Nees)]

John L stated:
>So the bottom line is this... even if you
>could get creative with a hack saw and
>brazing torch, trying to swap pickup tubes
>between pump bodies wouldn't do you any
>good. If you need to install an engine in a
>Scout II, you're going to need a Scout II oil
>pump and pickup tube *unless* you have
>sufficient lift in your truck so that it doesn't
>matter which oil pan you use. To put it
>another way, the oil pump and pickup tube
>must match the pan!
John,
   Pete wants to go the other way, though. (Sorry, Pete, that didn't
come out right) He has a Scout engine in his Travelall and has a Scout
pump. You have a P/up engine there now, could a Scout pump be modified
to pickup in a Travelall pan?

Dan Nees
cookiedan@domain.elided
The
"Good" 1979 Scout II  345/auto 
The
"Bad" 1971 Scout II 304/T-18 
And the
"Ugly" 1979 Scout II 345/auto 

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