Getting my wife's '82 Lebaron convertible ready for summer. In the 8 or so years we have owned it I have never checked the fluid in the motor and thought I should this spring. Tried pulling the rubber plug out at it was dry rotted, half fell out to the outside, the other half fell into the pump. Looks like a common style of convertible pump so does anybody know if the pump can be taken apart to get the piece of rubber out? New pumps are several hundred dollars and don't want to ruin it. Or can the piece that fell in just sit inside the pump reservoir and not hurt anything? Hindsight being 20/20 the reservoir ended up being full but didn't know without checking it. Tried posting a picture of the motor but it says I need to be logged in but I am because I could post the written part. The pump is the style of a cylinder, silver on one side with the electrical wires, gold on the other with the fill plug and a big hex nut on the end.
I'll give you my 2 cents. Put a new plug in it and forget about it. If it starts to misbehave, then you can start tearing things apart.
If its just the reservoir, put a smaller hose on the shop vac and suck the oil out until you can see the plug parts. If yer lucky that will suck the pcs. out too. Possibly get in there and cut it in half with a screw driver. ws
Thanks for the suggestion. My problem with that is I think the back part broke off whole, not a bunch of little pieces. It was partially stuck and when I tried to grab the little bit sticking out with a needle nose pliers it pulled that part off and the rest fell back in.
Finally was able to get the picture attached. If I take the reservoir part off will a bunch of parts fall out? Anyone seen a diagram for this style of pump?
The white part (reservoir) probably screws down with a few O rings r rubber gaskets to seal it. Theres a supply and a return. If you have to, cut a bigger hole to retrieve the piece and then patch it. I dont think its part of the pressure system. ws
If you used a ShopVac, put the foot from a pair of hosiery securely in the hose. That way you can see if you got all the pieces, as they will be trapped. Otherwise they will wind up mixed in the other crap in your vacuum, so you won't be able to tell if you got it all.
If you used a ShopVac, put the foot from a pair of hosiery securely in the hose. Found the ex wifes lost contact lens in the carpeting that way once... Better hurry up before nylons are off the market. Lazy women in "scrubs" would rather expose a gnarly looking leg with veins and hairs than look presentable. GACK! Frickin' millennial females. Rant over; to no avail. ws
Wrong year, wrong color. But........ I also have an '84 Lebaron "woody" convertible like the one pictured except mine is white. The top on that one works fine, don't think I will bother checking the pump fluid in that one. Lesson learned.
