Someone was asking about removing a crossflow dizzy the other day, and I can't find the post again...

Any road, as I get asked this question occasionally (having done it myself) I thought I'd be a good citizen and draw up a diagram. It'll be on my website sometime soon, together with a few more piccies, but here's the drawing for the plug.

It'll need a lathe, or a friendly local machine shop. It's such an easy part to make that it wouldn't cost much to have it done professionally, especially if you say that you don't want it in a hurry so that they can fit it into a spare 10 minutes.

Once made, the old dizzy's mounting plate can be fitted to the plug, a new o-ring fitted, and Bob's your mother's brother.

HTH someone,
David

Note: Before you ask, it won't work for a Pinto, as that dizzy shares gears with the oil pump!

[Edited on 22/10/07 by David Jenkins]
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Nice one David.

i love your automotive component geometric tolerancing

(Last time I did any real technical drawing was in school, back in the Mesolithic era...)

lathers are luxury

is the boss in the block flat? Is yes, then will not glueing on a plate or drilling block to screw on a plate not posible?

You could 'glue or screw', but my way means that no mods are required.

I don't reckon a machine shop would charge much for making one, as long as they could fit the job in to suit themselves.

I asked on the MegaJolt site. Your replies have been very helpful.

Thanks very much for the diagram, I just need somewhere to get it made now!

Ah!

I knew someone had asked somewhere!

We just used a flat metal plate, held in place with the original single mounting bolt, a paper gasket and a drop of silicone sealant.

Admittantly only covered about 400 miles, but so far its been totally oil tight.