Yes, the only AAZ parts below the deck of the block are as follows:
block
pistons
con rods
crank
im shaft
Everything else from the 1.6:
vac pump, oil pump, oil pan, oil baffle, injection pump, brackets, pulleys, manifolds (except the intake), turbo, oil line to the turbo from the flange and so it goes on.
some parts i made for the converstion:
modified ALH intake, oil return for the turbo, a plug on the block, water hose from the water pump to the top of the head.
I can see on the feed tube where it was hitting. It hits the flange where the tube joins the pump. So when i get home from work im going to crawl under there and look to see where on the stroke the piston is and if i can remove enough material from the flange to allow it to pass by with some clearance (like 2-3mm)
if not i guess i have to find an oil pump asap... i may end up having to shell out big money for a new one
wouldn't be the end of the world i suppose. I could get the biggest one it would house especially since i added an oil cooler and am running higher boost.
Two suggestions at this point:
1) let's pick one thread or the other to troubleshoot this issue... watching two threads is hard on my brain. ;-)
yeah sorry im really bad at that. you can delete the other thread if you want. It started out as a suspected problem that was totally different and then the two sort of joined. I was really angry because after weeks and like 14 hours of getting it all set up & together and plumbing stuff and trips to the autoparts store and many hundreds of dollars later im ready to turn the key pretty much and it gets stuck. i was just so fed up I spent all day yesterday at the beach because i was so upset.