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1. oil pump priming (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 19:51:12 -0400; Just finishing up on a rebuild & went to prime the oil pump & motor by turning the oil pump shaft with a drill. I made a simple shaft to fit over the oil pump tip at the bottom of the distributor hol; /html/triumphs/2003-05/msg00815.html (7,702 bytes)
2. oil pump priming (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 10:17:47 -0400; I did this just lately and was able to get up to 70 pounds, as read on the original gauge. I think my drill may have been going faster, but at some speed I could quite clearly feel the relief valve; /html/triumphs/2003-05/msg00828.html (8,205 bytes)
3. RE: oil pump priming (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 21:54:27 -0400; Jim and List, Jim's comment regarding having to clear out some of the holes in his rocker arms makes me wonder if this is somehow connected to some of the valve tappet failures other list members hav; /html/triumphs/2003-05/msg00852.html (7,871 bytes)
4. Re: oil pump priming (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 20:53:10 -0600; Don't think rocker oiling holes relate to a problem with tappets. Something else going on there. There's so much oil splash in the tappet area that other factors are at work--mismatched hardnesses, f; /html/triumphs/2003-05/msg00853.html (10,647 bytes)
5. RE: oil pump priming (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 23:00:42 -0700; FWIW I agree with Mike Porter, not likely. The (deliberately) meager flow to the rockers is not what lubricates the tappets and camshaft. However, I do agree it's a good thing to occasionally check; /html/triumphs/2003-05/msg00854.html (8,714 bytes)
6. oil pump priming (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 09:21:38 -0600; Mitch - just did this operation. I got over 50lbs. although I don't know what the drill RPM was. By the way the 6" extension from a 3/8 socket set works great because it perfectly fills the hole, the; /html/triumphs/2003-05/msg00889.html (8,025 bytes)
7. Re: oil pump priming (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 07:00:00 -0400; Thanks Jim, Your right about the oil splash. I had to limit the speed because the oil kept shooting out and making a mess of my very , very clean engine block (that won't last long :-D ). Because of; /html/triumphs/2003-05/msg00926.html (7,971 bytes)
8. Re: Oil Pump Priming (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:39:34 -0500; <<<<<<<< Original message >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Folks, Does anyone have a surefire way to prime the oil pump after a rebuild? I packed the new pump with vasoline and tried to spin it with the starter and; /html/triumphs/1999-03/msg01435.html (6,953 bytes)

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