> You said that if the shaft for the oil metering pump is removed, the
> pressure oil feed gallery has to be plugged. To do that we must remove the
> front housing. How about if we still have the shaft, can we just pushed in
> from the outside (with gear removed) through the shaft opening? Or just an
> aluminum rod with tight fit to fill the shaft hole?
> I don't have an extra front housing to look at, so I'm just guessing.
> Buly

I'm wondering about the same thing. I removed the aluminum plate I made to
cover the flat area where the injector pump goes. Looking inside I see the
end of the shaft hole. Just to the left of the large hole is a small 3/16
hole. The ends of both holes are blocked by the aluminum cover. Does this
block any bypass?
John