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    Samos3 reacted to Kev555's post in the thread Cam Aligment tool with Like Like.
    Its the middle one in the picture but i class it more as a locking tool than an alignment as the marked chain links do the alignment.
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    Samos3 replied to the thread Cams and timing.
    It's such a small, shallow spot, but still deep and wide enough to cause an issue with that seal, I want to apply with a razor blade to...
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    Samos3 replied to the thread Cams and timing.
    That's the plan. Picked it up the other day.
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    Samos3 reacted to JC SSP's post in the thread Cams and timing with Like Like.
    Maybe JB weld will fill those pores?
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    Samos3 replied to the thread Cams and timing.
    Okay!....I'm back. Delays, delays, delays. Rain, overtime, etc. Took the GT500 pump out. Put in the Melling 360HV. Details will be in...
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    Samos3 replied to the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions....
    Not a rebuild, so looser...how much?...good question. I've been considering the Melling option. Or just going with a stock 3v pump...
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    Samos3 reacted to Dino Dino Bambino's post in the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions... with Like Like.
    If its a fresh engine build with the same tight tolerances as from the factory, there's also the option of the Mellling 340 HV pump...
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    Samos3 reacted to Midlife Crises's post in the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions... with Like Like.
    When I built my 3 valve I used the Ford Racing high volume pump that is no longer available from ford. Using Mobile 1 10-30 synthetic in...
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    Samos3 replied to the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions....
    Logic would say that the 3v spring being installed into a pressure relief valve bore that is shorter than the one it came from would...
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    Samos3 replied to the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions....
    Go to this link and scroll thru the pics til you find the pic that includes two o-rings. Inside one of the o-rings is a metal pin. On...
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    Samos3 replied to the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions....
    Okay, ......looks like you guys win. But not for the reasons we've been discussing. Contrary to info posted in an older thread, the...
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    Samos3 replied to the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions....
    That's never happened before.....
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    Samos3 reacted to Badd GT's post in the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions... with Like Like.
    Don’t change anything, just put it in right out of the package it comes in. Your over thinking it, you will be fine
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    Samos3 replied to the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions....
    It seems the o-ring listed on Rockauto for the 4.6 3v pickup tube (oil pump seal) is for the 4.6 2v. Or mispackaged. It's just a simple...
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    Samos3 replied to the thread GT500 3V Oil Pump Questions....
    A high mileage car might not, but not all of the cars out there are high mileage, many with fresher rebuilds in them. Or, maybe worst...

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