Lisa P Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) I believe that I have discovered why my car has not run reliably or predictably. Today, for a nice 30 seconds, she ran great. No misfiring, no hesitation but then stalled out. Troubleshooting lead to discovering that the rotor will spin freely, even with the distributor bolted down. The shaft on the end of the distributor looks fine, it is slotted and must fit into something, but what is that mysterious something and can I access it by dropping the oil pan? On a side note, I was trying to make sure she would run smoothly as it is a project that needs a new home. *I pulled the oil pump out this morning, and as you can see the drive springs are missing as is part of the retaining clip. Can these drive springs and clip be purchased? If so, where? If not, can they be fabricated? Thanks again for all of your invaluable input. Edited March 15, 2019 by Lisa P Photo added (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONTIAC1953 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 You need to remove the oil pump from the block, the gear on the pump has a hole that the split shaft of the distributor fits into, in the hole of the gear there are three metal strips that are held in place by a retainer clip. Sounds to me that this may be where your problem lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONTIAC1953 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Pump is mounted outside the block opposite the location of the distributor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONTIAC1953 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Note, the position of gear when removing the pump is critical, must be in the same position when the pump is reinstalled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa P Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) Oh wow, you are a lifesaver! Thank you so much for the quick reply, I guess you'll know where to find me this weekend. By any chance, are the 3 metal strips something that can be bought, or do they have to be fabricated? And, if they need to be fabricated, are they steel, or spring steel, or some other material? Thanks again. Edited March 14, 2019 by Lisa P Need more information. (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 On 3/14/2019 at 1:07 PM, Lisa P said: Oh wow, you are a lifesaver! Thank you so much for the quick reply, I guess you'll know where to find me this weekend. By any chance, are the 3 metal strips something that can be bought, or do they have to be fabricated? And, if they need to be fabricated, are they steel, or spring steel, or some other material? Thanks again. And now you know why Charles is the POCI 1953 Pontiac Tech advisor! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa P Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Pfeil said: And now you know why Charles is the POCI 1953 Pontiac Tech advisor! He is always right, isn't he? If I only knew where to get replacement parts for the darn thing...thank goodness for guys like Charles and his willingness to help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 You might try Kurt Kelsey 641 648-9086 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kornkurt Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Yes, I would have suggested the same solution. I have them in stock, give me a call 641-648-9086 Thanks! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONTIAC1953 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 8:40 PM, Lisa P said: He is always right, isn't he? If I only knew where to get replacement parts for the darn thing...thank goodness for guys like Charles and his willingness to help! i try to be correct whenever giving answers or advice, but even i'm not always right, thanks for the kind words. charles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa P Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Thanks to all of you, the Chieftain is back up and running! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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