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- From: kelley@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sean Kelley)
- Subject: Re: Need help with the Oil Pump
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- Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 13:47:35 GMT
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- ihusain@pyramid.COM (Intisar Husain) writes:
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- >Over the weekend I replaced the timing chain on my 84 Maxima
- >(L-24 engine), without taking out the cylinder head, and
- >Oil Pan. As far as I understand every thing went fine, and
- >the car started at the first self, but now the Oil Pump doesn't work.
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- How can you tell that it is not working?....
- No pressure according to the gauge?....check the gauge
- A funny grinding sound comeing from the engine and pistons and
- engine pieces shooting out of the hood and tail pipe?....buy a new car
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- >By the way before I found out that Oil Pump is not working, there was
- >already 8 minute of engine idle running was done on the car. Now I am
- >little worried, what else could have gone wrong. By the way temperature
- >of the car was cold durring the idling, But some weird noises,
- >proabily because of dry timing chain. I think I am too optemistic.
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- Well, lets see, No oil=friction, Friction = BAD , BAD = BOOOOM!!!
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- BOOOOM!!!= no more engine, .....clear enough?
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