[Mgs] oil pressure delay question

[Charley & Peggy Robinson]

I'm convinced that the problem is that the oil in the galleries leaks 
down when the car is parked for an extended period fo time. In the case 
of my '69 B that means more than two days.  I believe that if the oiling 
system isn't hermetically sealed while the engine is shut down, air gets 
in and oil drains to the pan.  Result: no oil in the main gallerie untl 
the engine runs a bit, the passages fill up and the pressure comes up to 
normal.  You hear the almost dry rod bearings rattle until they get oil.

  When my B has sat a few days, I crank it for 15 sec or so to get oil 
up in the galleries and build the pressure before I choke it. Then when 
it starts, no rattles.  If I drive it every day I never have to bother; 
no rattles. It takes a while for the oil to leak down I suppose.

CR

On 5/12/2013 11:23 AM, Duvall Video Productions wrote:
> I've seen the subject of delayed startup oil pressure on here which I have
> been experiencing on my 65 B.   I have had to turn it over without the choke
> but it takes quite awhile to build up pressure-  15 seconds or so on running.