Mike Romain

83 CJ wrote:
> Thanks for all the advice (would have responded earlier but I was away
> from the computer).
>
> How do you do the thing with the drill? I've heard about that before
> but never understood how to make it work.
>
> Erik
>
>

If you want to get really ambitious, you can pull out the distributor,
which is no mean feat in itself without causing damage and you look down
the hole. Down there you will see a slot that the end of the
distributor fits into. This slot is the oil pump.

You can then cut off a flat head screwdriver which is another not so
easy job, put it in a drill and put that in the slot. You then spin the
drill in the correct rotation which will turn the oil pump.

You then have to try and get the distributor back into the hole in the
exact same place with the rotor back in the exact same place which can
be a 'real' pain in the butt due to the spiral cut of the gears and the
fact you have spun the slot the distributor tail has to fit back into.

You then need to check the timing to see if you actually did get it back
in place.

Or you can simply pull the coil wire off and hit the starter to
circulate the oil before start up.... This also might prime the gas
line too which the drill will not do...

The 258 is a bear to get the gas line primed. It takes a long time
unless you use a shot of gas, twice usually, down the carb throat.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Mike Romain

83 CJ wrote:
> Thanks for all the advice (would have responded earlier but I was away
> from the computer).
>
> How do you do the thing with the drill? I've heard about that before
> but never understood how to make it work.
>
> Erik
>
>

If you want to get really ambitious, you can pull out the distributor,
which is no mean feat in itself without causing damage and you look down
the hole. Down there you will see a slot that the end of the
distributor fits into. This slot is the oil pump.

You can then cut off a flat head screwdriver which is another not so
easy job, put it in a drill and put that in the slot. You then spin the
drill in the correct rotation which will turn the oil pump.

You then have to try and get the distributor back into the hole in the
exact same place with the rotor back in the exact same place which can
be a 'real' pain in the butt due to the spiral cut of the gears and the
fact you have spun the slot the distributor tail has to fit back into.

You then need to check the timing to see if you actually did get it back
in place.

Or you can simply pull the coil wire off and hit the starter to
circulate the oil before start up.... This also might prime the gas
line too which the drill will not do...

The 258 is a bear to get the gas line primed. It takes a long time
unless you use a shot of gas, twice usually, down the carb throat.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Mike Romain

83 CJ wrote:
> Thanks for all the advice (would have responded earlier but I was away
> from the computer).
>
> How do you do the thing with the drill? I've heard about that before
> but never understood how to make it work.
>
> Erik
>
>

If you want to get really ambitious, you can pull out the distributor,
which is no mean feat in itself without causing damage and you look down
the hole. Down there you will see a slot that the end of the
distributor fits into. This slot is the oil pump.

You can then cut off a flat head screwdriver which is another not so
easy job, put it in a drill and put that in the slot. You then spin the
drill in the correct rotation which will turn the oil pump.

You then have to try and get the distributor back into the hole in the
exact same place with the rotor back in the exact same place which can
be a 'real' pain in the butt due to the spiral cut of the gears and the
fact you have spun the slot the distributor tail has to fit back into.

You then need to check the timing to see if you actually did get it back
in place.

Or you can simply pull the coil wire off and hit the starter to
circulate the oil before start up.... This also might prime the gas
line too which the drill will not do...

The 258 is a bear to get the gas line primed. It takes a long time
unless you use a shot of gas, twice usually, down the carb throat.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)