Re: Oil Pump

[Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>]

Paul,

    You might recall that Vaseline's full name is Vaseline Petroleum Jelly.
Works great for the application and is dissolved by the oil that displaces it.

Bud Krueger

Paul Hunt wrote:

> I've heard that they should be filled with Vaseline before installation,
> which will sit there till the engine is started, at which point it gets
> flushed out by the oil.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
> To: <mts3@ra.msstate.edu>; MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 1:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Oil Pump
>
> > I had a similar problem with a VW engine I rebuilt.  I had reassembled
> > the oil pump "dry" rather than filled with oil.  My dad patiently
> > explained that oil pumps are not necessarily self-priming.

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