[Healeys] no oil pressure

[i erbs]

Is soon on adaptors on correctly and not blocking feed holes?

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone

On Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 6:24 PM Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net> wrote:

> All,
>
> Pulled the engine out of our tri-carb last December due to low oil
> pressure and running too hot.  Bearings were okay; the engine got a new
> oil pump, rear main seal, pressure relief spring and plunger, and timing
> gears, chain and tensioner.
>
> Started the engine yesterday and it started almost immediately.  So I
> was really pleased until I looked at the oil pressure gauge and saw the
> needle was sitting on the peg.  No oil visible at the rocker arms either.
>
> I removed the spin on oil filter and attempted to prime the oil pump by
> squirting oil the filter inlet passage.  But it was already full.
>
> Can one remove the distributor and spin the oil pump with a drill motor?
>   I'd like to be able to test without spinning the crank and cam on dry
> bearings, etc..
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
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