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Vortec oil pump on a gmc jimmy

When i was going to put my new distrbuter in ,i was adjusting the oil pump for the dist, to fit at the right spot,and the head of the flash light fell in the dist and it is plastic except for the spring 1 by 1 inch flash light, but i know the dist seats in corectly. did it go in the deep part of the oil pan. can i run the engine. or do i have to take the oil pan out and how much would that cost.. or would it get stuck in the drive train. i am afraid to start it. and where are the oil lines i can't find them on the bottom of the oil pan

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First dont start truck--if you cant fish out part need to drop pan and theirs no oil lines

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Don't start the car !!!

Can you see the part from the whole where the distributor goes ?
If you can you may be able to fish it out.
Your distributor has a drive shaft that goes from the dist to the oil pump in the oilpan.
Hopefully it is sitting on top of the shaft.
Their are know oil lines at the bottom of you engine, everything is internal.
If you cant fish them out from the top, the oilpan will have to be removed.
I think your best bet is to try to remove the pieces from the dist hole with a magnet on a shaft or maybe very sticky tape on a shaft.
Good luck, Robert

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SOURCE: 1998 GMC Jimmy Vortec V6 4.3L 4WD

http://www.autozone.com/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c152800bfc68
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SOURCE: TRANSMISSION OIL PAN

the depth of the tranny pan isn't really important. if you want to check the fluid let the vehicle idle and check it while its running unless its manual than you'll have to do it from underneath

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SOURCE: 1998 GMC Sierra- runs rough then stalls when

had this problem on my neighbors 98 chevy truck with the same engine !!
it turnd out too be the fuel pressure regulator,you have too pull the upper intake too replace it!!

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SOURCE: 1998 gmc 4x4 350 vortec ::: problem is when it

Change mass air flow sensor.

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SOURCE: 1994 GMC Jimmy engine runs rough when cold; smooths out when warm

you need to have the codes checked to know what direction to start repairs,Autozone does this for free

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