Re: How do I get the oil pressure up before starting a newly rebuilt TR6?

[Don Kerr <dkveuro@pop.flash.net>]

you mean you need oil in the tranny too!?....dk

David Massey wrote:
> 
> Message text written by Brian Sanborn
> >Ron,
> 
> >There are more drastic things like spinning the oil pump shaft with an
> electric drill.  But, >I just removed the spark plugs and made sure I had a
> freshly charged battery.  I then >deprssed the clutch and cranked the
> engine.
> 
> A friend of mine did that and destroyed the thrust washer.  I guess I
> question the need to depress the clutch.  If you leave it out you will also
> prelub the transmission.  ;-)
> 
> Brian Sanborn
> <