For those that aren't Larry...I tried to prime the oil pump today to no
avail. The pump is packed with Vaseline FWIW. Recollection had it that you
spin the pump CC. I made up a drive tool threw it in my drill, aimed a
mirror at the gauge, and started spinning. Eight minutes later nothing had
changed. Got worried, called Larry for advice.
So here we are. I pulled the oil filter to see if oil ran out (implying
that some had moved), none did. So at this point I knew it was a pump
problem not a gauge problem (mechanical, brand new). So I called my dad for
info. He has a copy of a Chilton manual that covers all cars from the 40s
to the 70s or so. I recalled seeing a dizzy rotation direction listed, and
I recalled this being opposite for Buick and Olds. He looked and both turn
clockwise.
Thought a little and decided no harm in turning the pump backwards, and by
my estimation clockwise is correct and CC is backwards. So in theory I had
been spinning it backwards for eight minutes. Flipped the lever on the
drill and hit the trigger, for about two seconds it spun the same then I
started feeling the teeth of the oil pump. Kind of a thump thump thump,
just as I released the trigger in dismay I heard the sound of oil being
pumped out of the engine and onto the floor. I had a look and sure enough,
a fitting that I had cut for clearance had burst. No problem it is a $3.50
part and I don't need the clearance cut on it anymore anyways.
So in theory I have oil preassure, I still have to replace the fitting and
try again, to see what kind of preassure. About the lopey feeling of the
rotation, has anyone else experienced this? Is the drill usually turned
clockwise or CC? Is anything out of the ordinary in my current situation?
Lastly, Larry and I were chatting about the alignment marks on the pump
gears, are they of any importance? I miked one of the gears and they didn't
seem to have an up or down side, do they still need to be aligned?
james
71BGTV8 so very close to done
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