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Oil pump
- Thread starter JonPiz
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mikephillips
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The series I - IV pump is unavailable new. I have seen rebuild kits sold from time to time, check with your UK suppliers to see if it's available and has the parts you need. If not the only option is to switch to the 1725 pump which means machining the block and altering the oil pan. It's been discussed before so you might find it doing a search of the website or JumpingJan can give you more details.
I bought a rebuild kit for my 1592 from Alpine West Midlands. That was 7 years ago, so I'm not sure if they're still available. You might also try Speedy Spares.
sunbeam74
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Alpine Midland list the entire pump for the 1592....
http://www.sunbeam-alpine.co.uk/cgi-bin/listprod.cgi/alpine
They are fairly expensive but available.... apparently.
Steve
http://www.sunbeam-alpine.co.uk/cgi-bin/listprod.cgi/alpine
They are fairly expensive but available.... apparently.
Steve
Pumpkin
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Several years ago I had a bad oil pump in my series 2. I queried ole Rick at SS, he told me about an adaptation he had done with a later unit. I did the same you need the top part from a newer series, and the bottom from the old unit.
I cut the pipes on both to match to fit and connected the pipes with fuel hoses and stainless clamps. Worked well for several years then I converted to a later series engine.
BUT if the one from the UK is a good one the cost isn't bad either
You never know??
chuck
I cut the pipes on both to match to fit and connected the pipes with fuel hoses and stainless clamps. Worked well for several years then I converted to a later series engine.
BUT if the one from the UK is a good one the cost isn't bad either
You never know??
chuck
Oil Pump 1725
Please note that the 1725 oil pump has a different number of teeth on the drive gear than the early 1592 oil pump. Therefore they will not interchange without using the proper gear. In addition the cable tach drive oil pump is different than the electronic tach drive oil pump. I found out the hard way by changing the 1592 gear on the 1725 oil pump and could not start the 1725 engine because every time I turned it over and looked under the distributor cap the No.1 rotor position changed. Lesson learned.
Please note that the 1725 oil pump has a different number of teeth on the drive gear than the early 1592 oil pump. Therefore they will not interchange without using the proper gear. In addition the cable tach drive oil pump is different than the electronic tach drive oil pump. I found out the hard way by changing the 1592 gear on the 1725 oil pump and could not start the 1725 engine because every time I turned it over and looked under the distributor cap the No.1 rotor position changed. Lesson learned.
Pumpkin
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oilpump
You are correct, I did not tell all the changes I had to make. But I did convert the lower screen pick up assembly to fit the upper section and it ran like a top. That unit is in fact now somewhere in Texas in a Series 1 . Still running I believe.
C
You are correct, I did not tell all the changes I had to make. But I did convert the lower screen pick up assembly to fit the upper section and it ran like a top. That unit is in fact now somewhere in Texas in a Series 1 . Still running I believe.
C
G'day Ralphy,
If you fit a Megajolt ignition system you can throw the distributor in the bin.
Here is a link to how I did mine http://alpine.forumup.com/viewtopic.php?t=3148&highlight=megajolt&mforum=alpine
The only problem for you then will be getting the oil pump to work,
Cheers Charlie
If you fit a Megajolt ignition system you can throw the distributor in the bin.
Here is a link to how I did mine http://alpine.forumup.com/viewtopic.php?t=3148&highlight=megajolt&mforum=alpine
The only problem for you then will be getting the oil pump to work,
Cheers Charlie
mikephillips
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the 1725 pump for the 5 main block is available new, you should be able to get it from any of our suppliers. And the cost isn't bad either.
RootesRacer
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G'day Ralphy,
If you fit a Megajolt ignition system you can throw the distributor in the bin.
Here is a link to how I did mine http://alpine.forumup.com/viewtopic.php?t=3148&highlight=megajolt&mforum=alpine
The only problem for you then will be getting the oil pump to work,
Cheers Charlie
No, this is not the case.
The simple issues is that HIS cam has a different number of teeth than HIS oil pump, the distributor doesnt even come into play since the pump drives the distributor, not vice-versa.
Both gears will have been terminally damaged and the CORRECT parts will need to be used.
If I was to guess, he installed an early cam in the 1725 engine but the same issues would occur if he took a 1725 cam and tried to use an early pump gear as they changed #of teeth at the transition from 3 main to 5 main engines.