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<html><body><span style=3D"font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10=
pt;"><div>Two weeks ago, I was near completion of a rebuild of my 64B 3-mai=
n engine. But I needed to replace the oil cooler that had developed a crack=
on its mounting bracket. I located another cooler from the list and instal=
led it last week. Then it was time to start the engine - but first I =
had to get the oil flowing by turning the engine with the starter. I had in=
sured that the pump was primed, and both the filter and cooler were filled =
with oil when I installed them to speed the process up. But after cranking =
for what seemed an excessive period of time with no oil pressure, I started=
to worry. I could see oil was moving because the level in the sump had dec=
reased a far bit but nothing was coming out of the oil pressure hose. So I =
stopped for the day/weekend. Research on the Internet indicated that in fac=
t, the process can be very slow getting the oil through so I resumed the pr=
ocess again last Saturday. Another 30 seconds or so of cranking and I got o=
il pressure. Then it was time to hook up the ignition system and start it -=
as soon as I turned the key, it fired right up, idling at 60 psi. I let it=
run for 20 minutes at 2000 rpm to seat the tappets and had to tighten a fe=
w fittings (had slight leak from temp sender and slight seep on oil cooler =
fitting). So its close to returning to the road - just need a few short tes=
t drives around the neighborhood but hopefully the car will be back on the =
Washington State University campus later this week after almost a year abse=
nce. (I drove the 72B in today, it will be about 90 F on the top down cruis=
e home this afternoon)<br></div><div><br></div><div>David Councill</div><di=
v>64 B</div><div>67 BGT</div><div>72 B<br></div></span></body></html>
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