Rack & Pinion

[enjenjo]

92 Grand Am. Change the pulley.

[32 Chevy]

Dave,
 One more question, well maybe two.  What PS pump did you use?  I was thinking I would need a GM pump.  Does anyone know what year pump and model pump would work good with my '92 Grand Am R&P but use a V-belt instead of a surpentine belt?

Thanks
Bob

I used the stock 1992 Ford 5.0 Pump with the stock serpentine belt and pulley. No modificatons other then making up a pressure side hose with the correct fittings. Works fine with the G.M rack. Blind luck, I guess...

Dave

[parklane]

Dave...............I'm using a 85 302/AOD in my wagon, but need a front sump oil pan, and everything seems to have a rear sump. What did you use, & will it fit on the 85??

BTW picked up a R&P today, and can now see how simple a conversion it will be, as long as the drag link is in the same position as with the steering box

Thanks again
John

[32 Chevy]

Dave...............I'm using a 85 302/AOD in my wagon, but need a front sump oil pan, and everything seems to have a rear sump. What did you use, & will it fit on the 85??

BTW picked up a R&P today, and can now see how simple a conversion it will be, as long as the drag link is in the same position as with the steering box

John,

The first engine I had in the 56 was a 302 from a 1978 Granada donor, and that motor had a front sump. Dropped right in and never even gave the pan a second thought. So when I swapped to the 92 5.0 H.O I found that it had a split pan of all things.  Naturally I just took the front sump pan and oil pump off the 302 and put it on the 5.0.

Then Murphy stuck his head into the secenario, fortunately BEFORE I installed the 5.0.  You know how the oil dipstick fits into a hole in the front of a 302 near the timing cover? Well, the dipstick on a 5.0 is in the side of the motor. If you put a front sump pan on a 5.0 andd then try to poke the dipstick into the hole on the side of a 5.0, THERE IS NO CORRESPONDING access hole in the pan! Makes it a real bear to check the oil level.

I think that all the 302 fords 1982 and earlier have a front sump. Should be pretty straightforward at a junkyard. The oil pump is the same for all engines, just get the matching pickup for the pan you are using. And check the dipstick,too......

Heck, you durn near owe me a pack a Molson's for all the aggravation I'm saving you. ;<)

Dave

[32 Chevy]

Dave...............I'm using a 85 302/AOD in my wagon, but need a front sump oil pan, and everything seems to have a rear sump. What did you use, & will it fit on the 85??

BTW picked up a R&P today, and can now see how simple a conversion it will be, as long as the drag link is in the same position as with the steering box

John,

The first engine I had in the 56 was a 302 from a 1978 Granada donor, and that motor had a front sump. Dropped right in and never even gave the pan a second thought. So when I swapped to the 92 5.0 H.O I found that it had a split pan of all things.  Naturally I just took the front sump pan and oil pump off the 302 and put it on the 5.0.

Then Murphy stuck his head into the secenario, fortunately BEFORE I installed the 5.0.  You know how the oil dipstick fits into a hole in the front of a 302 near the timing cover? Well, the dipstick on a 5.0 is in the side of the motor. If you put a front sump pan on a 5.0 andd then try to poke the dipstick into the hole on the side of a 5.0, THERE IS NO CORRESPONDING access hole in the pan! Makes it a real bear to check the oil level.

I think that all the 302 fords 1982 and earlier have a front sump. Should be pretty straightforward at a junkyard. The oil pump is the same for all engines, just get the matching pickup for the pan you are using. And check the dipstick,too......

Heck, you durn near owe me a pack a Molson's for all the aggravation I'm saving you. ;<)

Dave

[parklane]

Dave..............you get you butt up here & I'll get you all the Molsons you can drink, but gotta tell ya that sometimes it'll give you the "green apple quikstep" as in the skitters    

Appreciate the info on the pre 82 pans

John