>> now, even without the dizzy cap nor spark plugs, nor waterpump, nor
>> radiator, nor sembleance of 'running', I wish to turn the engine over.
>> Seems like a couple of squirts of WD-40 in each spark plug hole would be
>> nice on the new rings, newly bored cylinders, etc. Maybe I can
>> use the hand
>> crank if the starter is forbidden. What thinkist the list of this idea?
>
> Should be no problem, assuming the cylinder head is installed and the sump
> is full of oil. Motor oil might be more appropriate than WD40, but I
> doubt
> it matters.
>
> Randall
Randall, did you or someone on the list once say that a Tractor engine oil
pump primes itself when you fill the crank case with oil?
Terry Smith, TR3A
New Hampshire
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