Just installed high volume oil pump and now I started shearing gears on distributor what do I do

Tiny
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  • 1988 FORD MUSTANG
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Turn car on get timing corect go for test drive and shears teeth from gear on the distributor
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 AT 4:44 AM

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Tiny
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Either the cam or the distributor is installed incorrectly. Or the gears aren't matching up properly. Also make sure that nothing is binding the distributor shaft.

I hate to say it, but you should probably also verify that nothing is causing the pump to bind.
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 AT 4:49 AM

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