Amen brother,
I have used motor oil and the white assembly lube in a very liberal manner.
The sucker still doesn't spin the way I think it should (too much pressure
required to turn the shaft in the block). I am going to remove the pump and
reduce the diameter of the shaft until it fits and spins like the 1600 pump I
removed. No big deal the oil pan is still off. Will also install studs and
mount it right. Any thoughts/ advice are, as always, appreciated.
Guy
Fergus OFarrell wrote:
> Others certainly have more experience, but the answer is YES, you must lube
> the oil pump before you install it. Every manual I have read says use
> something like white lube, otherwise the first few seconds before
> circulation kicks in are TOO HARSH on close tolerances. The white lube
> breaks down at medium temps, so it'll do its work for the short time and
> then come out in the first oil change.
> Fergus O
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