"Doc" <docsavage20@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1182135625.853110.229070@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I want to change the oil pump on a '66 Fairlane wagon w/289. Reading
> the 1970 Chilton's that covers this car, it seems to indicate you can
> pull the oil pan in car, it doesnt mention loosening the engine mounts
> or even the sway bar.
>
> But danged if I could get it out. Is there a trick? The only times
> I've ever had the oil pan off the engine has been out of the car.
>
Way, way back when, I had a '64 Ford Galaxy with a 390. To change the oil
pump, I had to take the bolts out of the pan, then use a ratchet and
socket
on the damper pulley bolt to turn the crank and work the pan down (I
removed
the spark plugs first). IIRC, the pan didn't come all the way out, but
dropped down plenty enough to get the pump and pick-up tube out.
SC Tom
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