06-01-2022, 04:55 AM
Alarmingly its a year on and I have just go around to pulling out the engine to inspect. Nothing obvious wrong with the internals but the oil pump does look like it has seen better days. My thinking is to
So my questions are
on the oil pump, Ive 0.005" clearance between the bottom of the vanes and the bottom of the pump and about 0.004" clearance between the vanes and the slots in the drive. "feels" a bit much, what should I looking for in inspecting the pump.
Any details on what has been done before with respect to the nose cone improvements
Anything I should watch out for with respect to the Phoenix crank before I order this.
- do the flow restriction "fix" to the cam shaft bearings
- re-machine the oil pump to give a bit more capacity and repair the poor surface finish
- improve the oil seal around the starting dog (not sure how exactly)
- fix a Phoenix crank shaft (I must be becoming more risk adverse in my old age)
So my questions are
on the oil pump, Ive 0.005" clearance between the bottom of the vanes and the bottom of the pump and about 0.004" clearance between the vanes and the slots in the drive. "feels" a bit much, what should I looking for in inspecting the pump.
Any details on what has been done before with respect to the nose cone improvements
Anything I should watch out for with respect to the Phoenix crank before I order this.