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> Fellow fiends:
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> Correct me if I am wrong, but on the B engine, can't you prime the oil pump
> by hand pumping oil into the engine via the line to the oil preasure guage?
> A mechanic told me that that was an easier way to prime it than to crank a
> plug-less engine.
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> I am about to start a rebuilt engine myself and would be interested to know
> if this approach is considered acceptable.
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> Will Zehring
Reasons not to do this:
o - It's messy
o - you're shooting oil into the main gallery, post-filter. All it takes is
one piece of grit to trash a bearing
o - Filling the main galley won't get any oil to the cam, rockers, etc.
o- You won't fill the oil cooler or filter.
Specificly refering to Scott's early 70's car, I would:
use a good assembly lube (white on most, moly on the cam/lifters)
prime the oil cooler (since this era B mounts the filter port down,
priming it does no good; all the oil will be on the frame rail)
Back prime the oil pump if the engine has been sitting for a while
Spin it with the plugs out for 30 second bursts until I see good oil
pressure, *and* oil bubbling out of the racker shaft.
Randy
randy@taylor.wyvern.com
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