Re: Disconnecting/Removing Oil Injection System
Jim,<br /><br />Thanks for responding. Where (on the web) can I see a picture of this plug/cover? Not familiar with the RacerRick website. Tried .com .net .org but none of them worked. <br /><br />Please excuse my ignorance if this sounds stupid. It's only due to my lack of experience with this system. <br /><br />I was wondering, however, what would happen if I simply removed the driven gear, disconnected and capped all the oil and air lines from the necessary places (i.e. remote reservoir, engine mounted tank, oil pump i/o ports), removed the link rod, and reinstalled the oil pump without installing the driven gear. <br /><br />There is an adaptor between the driven gear and the worm gear that has a collar on it that prevents this adaptor from going past a certain point in the block. The bushing on the oil pump has an o-ring that seats against this collar. My question is that if the pump is not turning and everything is disconnected from it why is a plug/cover necessary? Everything is sealed and no oil is being pumped. In actuality, the oil pump has been isolated from everything - including oil.<br /><br />Just some thoughts after reading the manual and removing one of the pumps to see what's involved.<br /><br />97 Mercury 175<br />Carbs, Oil Injection<br /><br />Thanks, Michael
