Oil pump questions
05-01-2004, 12:29 PM
#1
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Oil pump questions
Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a bit
of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a couple
of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
--
I can hammer it back into shape later...
:wq!
of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a couple
of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
--
I can hammer it back into shape later...
:wq!
05-02-2004, 01:31 AM
#2
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Re: Oil pump questions
well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything like
the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to napa
too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!
get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything like
the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to napa
too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!
05-02-2004, 01:31 AM
#3
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Posts: n/a
Re: Oil pump questions
well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything like
the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to napa
too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!
get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything like
the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to napa
too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!
05-02-2004, 01:31 AM
#4
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Posts: n/a
Re: Oil pump questions
well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything like
the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to napa
too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!
get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything like
the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to napa
too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!
05-02-2004, 01:31 AM
#5
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Posts: n/a
Re: Oil pump questions
well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything like
the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to napa
too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!
get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything like
the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to napa
too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
"Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!
05-02-2004, 01:35 AM
#6
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Re: Oil pump questions
Yup, a very common problem with electric oil pressure guages. I keep an el
cheapo mechanical guage around to test engines with.
Chris
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:CI%kc.58944$FJ.22260@newssvr25.news.prodigy.c om...
> well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
> get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything
like
> the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to
napa
> too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
>
> "Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
> bit
> > of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> > starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc...
BUT
> > my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> > know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
> couple
> > of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> > high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap
out
> > an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I can hammer it back into shape later...
> > :wq!
>
>
cheapo mechanical guage around to test engines with.
Chris
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:CI%kc.58944$FJ.22260@newssvr25.news.prodigy.c om...
> well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
> get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything
like
> the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to
napa
> too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
>
> "Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
> bit
> > of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> > starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc...
BUT
> > my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> > know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
> couple
> > of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> > high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap
out
> > an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I can hammer it back into shape later...
> > :wq!
>
>
05-02-2004, 01:35 AM
#7
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Re: Oil pump questions
Yup, a very common problem with electric oil pressure guages. I keep an el
cheapo mechanical guage around to test engines with.
Chris
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:CI%kc.58944$FJ.22260@newssvr25.news.prodigy.c om...
> well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
> get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything
like
> the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to
napa
> too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
>
> "Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
> bit
> > of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> > starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc...
BUT
> > my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> > know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
> couple
> > of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> > high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap
out
> > an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I can hammer it back into shape later...
> > :wq!
>
>
cheapo mechanical guage around to test engines with.
Chris
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:CI%kc.58944$FJ.22260@newssvr25.news.prodigy.c om...
> well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
> get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything
like
> the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to
napa
> too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
>
> "Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
> bit
> > of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> > starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc...
BUT
> > my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> > know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
> couple
> > of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> > high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap
out
> > an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I can hammer it back into shape later...
> > :wq!
>
>
05-02-2004, 01:35 AM
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Oil pump questions
Yup, a very common problem with electric oil pressure guages. I keep an el
cheapo mechanical guage around to test engines with.
Chris
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:CI%kc.58944$FJ.22260@newssvr25.news.prodigy.c om...
> well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
> get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything
like
> the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to
napa
> too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
>
> "Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
> bit
> > of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> > starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc...
BUT
> > my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> > know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
> couple
> > of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> > high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap
out
> > an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I can hammer it back into shape later...
> > :wq!
>
>
cheapo mechanical guage around to test engines with.
Chris
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:CI%kc.58944$FJ.22260@newssvr25.news.prodigy.c om...
> well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
> get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything
like
> the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to
napa
> too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
>
> "Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
> bit
> > of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> > starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc...
BUT
> > my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> > know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
> couple
> > of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> > high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap
out
> > an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I can hammer it back into shape later...
> > :wq!
>
>
05-02-2004, 01:35 AM
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Oil pump questions
Yup, a very common problem with electric oil pressure guages. I keep an el
cheapo mechanical guage around to test engines with.
Chris
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:CI%kc.58944$FJ.22260@newssvr25.news.prodigy.c om...
> well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
> get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything
like
> the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to
napa
> too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
>
> "Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
> bit
> > of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> > starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc...
BUT
> > my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> > know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
> couple
> > of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> > high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap
out
> > an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I can hammer it back into shape later...
> > :wq!
>
>
cheapo mechanical guage around to test engines with.
Chris
"serg" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:CI%kc.58944$FJ.22260@newssvr25.news.prodigy.c om...
> well, it should be pretty easy-you'll probably have to drop the oil pan to
> get at it. a couple of screws will be holding it in (if it's anything
like
> the 258). try looking at quadratec, 4wd or tellico4x4. call around to
napa
> too. have you checked the sending unit? that maybe your problem...
>
> "Shaggie" <travist34@snotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c70j90$gu63o$1@ID-163201.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a
> bit
> > of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> > starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc...
BUT
> > my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> > know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a
> couple
> > of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> > high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap
out
> > an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I can hammer it back into shape later...
> > :wq!
>
>
05-02-2004, 01:49 AM
#10
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Re: Oil pump questions
Check to see if there are any marks on the oil pump that have jam
the pump's pressure bypass open, this the main reason why there are not
many stock 304 left out there. Cause when part of the right side bump
stop has broke off and differential come up and smacked the pump,
requiring a new timing chain cover:
http://www.drivetrain.com/jeepengineparts.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Shaggie wrote:
>
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!
the pump's pressure bypass open, this the main reason why there are not
many stock 304 left out there. Cause when part of the right side bump
stop has broke off and differential come up and smacked the pump,
requiring a new timing chain cover:
http://www.drivetrain.com/jeepengineparts.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Shaggie wrote:
>
> Hi all. I have a '76 CJ-5 with the 304 engine. I recently did quite a bit
> of work to it, replacing lifters, intake, carb, and ignition. Now it
> starts right up and runs GREAT. Idles great, good power, etc, etc... BUT
> my oil gauge is reading pretty low pressure and it worries me. I don't
> know much about the history of this Jeep at all so I was wondering a couple
> of things. First of all can anyone point me to a source online to buy a
> high-volume oil pump for my Jeep, and secondly how hard is it to swap out
> an oil pump on my engine? Thank you in advance for input.
>
> --
>
> I can hammer it back into shape later...
> :wq!