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1. No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: "Ken Waringa" <kwaringa@dynsys.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 11:38:05 -0600; We reinstalled the rebuilt engine in a 1972 MGB yesterday, but when turning it over without spark plugs we can't get any oil pressure. Before you ask, yes we did fill it with oil. :-) To verify it wa; /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00086.html (7,404 bytes)
2. Re: No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: "Bill Meyer" <wcameyer@email.msn.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:05:46 -0700; Please don't ask why I know so much about this, but here goes!! 1. Prime it. Look at Barney's website. I've never had to prime a B engine, but when nothing else works!!! 2. Kai mentioned he once had; /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00092.html (8,088 bytes)
3. RE: No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com; Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 04:45:59 -0500; Hi Ken, I had a similar situation when I had assembled my BGT after restoration. Everything had been taken from the engine bay. The engine itself had not been worked on. I also started cranking witho; /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00140.html (8,362 bytes)
4. No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: "Fred Pixley" <fpixley@kingston.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 06:15:02 -0500; Ken, as Bill suggested, the first thing to do is prime the oil pump. I had no oil pressure when I rebuilt my Austin Marina 1.8 and it was because the oil pump had drained. I pulled the oil pan off ag; /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00145.html (7,454 bytes)
5. Re: No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: Tommy_Samuels@markivauto.com; Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 08:08:44 -0500; Try pumping some oil down the fitting that feeds the pressure gage Use a mechaincs pump action oil can you can prime the pump pretty well this way Tommy 61 MGA 67 Sprite 69 Sprite project/parts dono; /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00147.html (7,235 bytes)
6. Re: No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 10:07:37 -0600; <<<snip>>> In hindsight, if I were to do it again, I think I would remove the oil pressure switch and fill the oil passageways with a hand squirt oil can. <<<snip>>> Although I've never had to do it; /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00164.html (7,263 bytes)
7. No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: "Brinkman, Gerardo V" <GB127167@exchange.DAYTONOH.NCR.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 11:37:50 -0500; Not sure if this was on a MGB or Midget engine, but a few years ago I primped engine by removing the distributor. I then used a 8" piece of steel rod (3/8") and made a flange at the end to fit the oi; /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00167.html (7,512 bytes)
8. RE: No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 10:40:11 -0700; To do that on the B engine you have to turn the whole engine, dunno about the Midget engine. Larry Hoy /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool ///; /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00182.html (8,057 bytes)
9. No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 18:11:32 -0700; The motor is in. I don't have carbs or ignition hooked up, I just wanted to get oil pressure before firing it up so I tried cranking it on the starter. The needle won't budge. I grounded the sensor w; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00295.html (7,311 bytes)
10. Re: No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: RatiganJ@aol.com; Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 22:41:46 EDT; I had the same problem when I rebuilt my 1500 engine. To fix things, I took the line off that goes from the block to the oil filter, poured about a half cup into the block, and gave it a shot of com; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00297.html (6,914 bytes)
11. Re: No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: H4aardvrk@aol.com; Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 23:24:50 EDT; << he motor is in. I don't have carbs or ignition hooked up, I just wanted to get oil pressure before firing it up so I tried cranking it on the starter. The needle won't budge. I grounded the sensor; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00299.html (7,338 bytes)
12. Re: No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 04:55:01 -0700; I'll just lump the responses together. 1) Yes, I made darned sure that I had the right gasket. Back when I lived with Paul Kile in Davis, he rebuilt the motor in his MGBGT and could not get any oil p; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00306.html (7,747 bytes)
13. Re:No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: "Warren Pruitt" <wpruitt@home.com>; Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 08:05:16 -0400; Ihad the same problem on my first rebuild. Walked away and kicked evertything I could find for about ten minutes. Got back in the car and tried again pressure came right up. I did evertyhing right on; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00307.html (6,812 bytes)
14. Re: No oil pressure (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 15:42:44 -0700; Good news. It was the guage. I got a cheap mechanical guage at Kragen and it is reading 60psi, cranking. I'm ready to start hooking stuff up. Yippee. I just wonder what's going to go wrong with getti; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00318.html (7,058 bytes)

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