montnaro@ausable.crd.ge.com (Skip Montanaro) writes:
> It worked! This evening I got the TR-250's engine all put back together
> (surprise! no extra pieces), filled it up with oil, and cranked it. No oil
> pressure. Hmmm. Look underneath to see where the oil must be spilling out.
> Crank it some more. Look underneath again. Crank it some more. Finally, the
> oil pressure shot up and engine revs tailed off. Now, stop and put the plugs
> in, roll it out of the garage, and fire it up.
>
> Wow! Oil pressure! Lots of oil pressure! No valve noise! Quiet as a mouse!
This is the second posting I've seen in the last week or so
describing oil pressure that is slow to manifest after a rebuild.
Are you guys remembering to prime the oil pump at reassembly?
This, I'm told, is crucial. (Hain't rebuilt an engine yet myself.)
What a shame it would be to screw up your brand-new rebuild with
sustained dry cranking when it can so easily be avoided...
- Dan
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