> I read that you are supposed to prime a new oil pump with
> Vaseline or other
> substance. I didn't prime the new pump and it is installed
> with oil pan
> buttoned up. It is an uprated pump by Steve Yott. Do I need
> to pull the
> pan and prime this thing??
Unlike most other engines, the TR2-4 motor actually submerges the pump in the
oil. Gravity will prime the pump.
It wouldn't hurt to spin the engine a few revolutions with the spark plugs out,
to fill the oil galleries & filter as well; but I
certainly would not take it apart to pack the pump.
Besides, having all that Vaseline get pushed into the filter may not be the
best thing anyway.
Randall
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