Swath
New Member
Hi all,
Posted a bit of an intro in the chat section.
I have a 72 with the 302 in it. Just getting into this thing so there is a lot I don't know.
I just bought this yesterday and on the way home I noticed the oil pressure was low but I did not know if the oil pressure gauge was trusworthy or not.
About half way home the gauge dropped to zero and the motor started making noise. I checked the oil, couldn't see a level on the dipstick, put two quarts in but the noise was still the same. I went ahead and drove home, ~7 miles. Checked it out today and the oil pump is locked up.
I hope I didn't ruin the bearings but hard to imagine not causing some damage.
I am planning to pull the motor and replace the oil pump and cross my fingers that it runs well. 13,000 on the rebuild according to the PO. Recently worked on at a shop, replaced intake gasket and oil pan gasked as well as rear main seal.
When it did run it was strong, it has an aftermarket intake (edlebrock), headers and feels like a cam but that is a guess. Malory dizzy and coil.
Asking for advice about steps to take and additional things to look for.
Pull motor, drop the pan, replace oil pump. (Can't do this in the rig can I?)
Dizzy had shavings on the worm gear. Does this mean the gears on the cam are bad also?
Is it stupid to think it will still run well with just a oil pump swap?
Not the warm reception I was hoping for, time to get dirty on my new old Bronco. I was just looking forward to using it as a DD and taking my time planning it's path.
Posted a bit of an intro in the chat section.
I have a 72 with the 302 in it. Just getting into this thing so there is a lot I don't know.
I just bought this yesterday and on the way home I noticed the oil pressure was low but I did not know if the oil pressure gauge was trusworthy or not.
About half way home the gauge dropped to zero and the motor started making noise. I checked the oil, couldn't see a level on the dipstick, put two quarts in but the noise was still the same. I went ahead and drove home, ~7 miles. Checked it out today and the oil pump is locked up.
I hope I didn't ruin the bearings but hard to imagine not causing some damage.
I am planning to pull the motor and replace the oil pump and cross my fingers that it runs well. 13,000 on the rebuild according to the PO. Recently worked on at a shop, replaced intake gasket and oil pan gasked as well as rear main seal.
When it did run it was strong, it has an aftermarket intake (edlebrock), headers and feels like a cam but that is a guess. Malory dizzy and coil.
Asking for advice about steps to take and additional things to look for.
Pull motor, drop the pan, replace oil pump. (Can't do this in the rig can I?)
Dizzy had shavings on the worm gear. Does this mean the gears on the cam are bad also?
Is it stupid to think it will still run well with just a oil pump swap?
Not the warm reception I was hoping for, time to get dirty on my new old Bronco. I was just looking forward to using it as a DD and taking my time planning it's path.