Cheers! I've tested several oil pumps and the only one to work as I would expect was an early Jensen Healey pump. These early pumps didn't have the loose-fitting steel sleeve in them. Because the sleeve is held in place by the spring-loaded shuttle the minute the shuttle leaves its seat oil starts b...
Crikey Pete - you're going to a lot of effort to ensure your chassis doesn't get covered in oil like Stu's - you do know that your chassis will now rust and all bolts will seize in place?
So - more extreme project creep! :D The early cam housing covers are renowned for there capacity to leak so, as usual, I've gone for an extreme solution :lol: This is a casting I've had made which I hope will permanently cure the problem: https://onedrive.live.com/embed?resid=26F9DA86489430FD%211035...
The torque converter is very heavy - it makes lifting the gearbox almost impossible on your own (if you're weedy like me!). However - the main reason for taking it off is that if it shifts for any reason it will break the oil pump drive dogs inside the gearbox - lots of trouble! Stuart's brace looks...
Yes - a very interesting thread. I'm in the process of fitting a ZF into my Elite, but with fuel injection etc. It will be interesting to see how it runs!
The advert says 1/18" NPTF. There is a subtle difference between NPT and NPTF in the thread form, but to all intents and purposes (assuming some thread sealer) they can be treated the same. To be honest I'm not sure if the casting is threaded NPT or NPTF, but that sender will fit ok. Good find by th...