no oil pressure

CHEVROLET NOVA
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HYS01TER
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I have a 1970 chevy nova with a 396 big block when I was adjusting the timing at the distributer I lost oil pressure. Im want to know if an o ring on the distributer shaft going bad would cause this problem
Jun 22, 2007 at 2:55 PM
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MIKE H R
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the rubber o ring on the top of the distributor is a seal so oil does not come out. but the bottom of the distributor shaft runs the oil pump. there is a shear pin in the gear . check the distributor and gear
make sure it seats correctly.
Aug 19, 2007 at 4:38 AM
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