[Healeys] Oil pressure

[Fred Wescoe]

Darin,

Priming the oil pump is essential in rebuilding the engine.  This will
produce instant pressure when starting the engine the first time.  You must
have oil pressure as fast as possible when restarting a rebuilt engine or
any engine that has been sitting for an extended time.

When I rebuilt my engine, I removed the oil pump and then the cover on the
bottom of the pump.  I packed the pump rotor with Vaseline and rotated the
pump just a bit until the Vaseline started to emerge from the pump outlet.
At that point, I packed more Vaseline into the pump body, replaced the
cover and installed the pump.

As a result of the pump being packed, there was immediate suction of oil
from the pan and immediate oil pressure when then  engine started.

Good luck,

Fred
63 BJ7

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 9:11 PM, Darin Graber <dkgraber85 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello to the group -
> I am putting a '57 100-6 back together. B I did not rebuild the motor as
> the
> compression was good and the engine ran well before I tore the car down for
> rust repair. B It did sit for about a year and the only work I did do on
> the
> engine itself was resealing and painting the block during this time. B I
> did
> rebuild the carbs, dizzy, and converted it to neg ground with an
> alternator.
> After installing the brand new harness, the engine just wants to spring to
> life - problem is I have no oil pressure showing at the gauge. B I am going
> through the checklist and can't seem to crack this one. B
> I figured that sitting for this amount of time would have allowed the oil
> to
> completely drain out of the pump, and I have taken out the oil pressure
> relief
> valve and pour some oil in as per something I read online. B Is this even a
> possibility?
> Anyway, any info or suggestions would be very helpful. B Thanks!
> Darin GraberBN4L-O-42288
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