Sept 27, 2005 - Oil Pump

When I had previously said that the General was going to be a running theme in my posts, I had no idea they were become negative so quickly. Last Friday (9/23), my brother Jim and I were out in the Lee and I noticed that my oil pressure was bottomed right out. Now, this was nothing all that new as I have been having oil pressure problems now for the past few months but the pressure would always get better; not any longer. It looks like the once once fragil crippled oil pump finally gave in and blew.

The guys that helped me and Jim convert her into a General have agreed to install the new pump, but to get it to the garage forced us to drive her for about 15 miles on NO oil pressure. The car didn't run right, but there was no knocking or anything so we are HOPING that there was not enough time to really damage the car. One thing that may have helped is that Jim, a few days ago, added Slick Fifty which helps maintain lubrication on the engine components even when you have little or no oil.

For those who are not mechanically inclined: inside your engine you have hundreds of metal parts which work against each other to run. When you have metal working against metal, friction is the byproduct which gives birth to heat. Oil coats the metal parts ensuring the heat is minimilized so the metal parts do not start welding themselves together.

I'll keep you all updated as to what happens next!


Matt

PS - Thanks for those who commented on my last post (except for the person who sent me a porn spam add).