OK I've thrown 1 to 3 quarts of oil on my garage floor so my oil pump is OK
but my wife has thrown my sorry rear end out (not the Healey's, of course).
Have a spare room do you???
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
www.healey6.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of WILLIAM B LAWRENCE
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:14 PM
To: cbaustin@verizon.net; glemon@neb.rr.com
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Oil All Over the Floor - 2
Are we allowed to ask how you know this?
Bill Lawrence
>From: "Charley Braum" <cbaustin@verizon.net>
>Reply-To: "Charley Braum" <cbaustin@verizon.net>
>To: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
>CC: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Oil All Over the Floor - 2
>Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:09:39 -0500
>
> As a sidelight to this thread, when changing over to a spin-on filter
>you
>can do a quick test to check the efficiency of your oil pump.
>
> Make sure at least one of the bolts holding the adaptor to the block
>is
>not tightened all the way - then start the engine, rev it up, then shut it
>off
>- if you get between 1 and 3 quarts of oil on the floor - the oil pump is
>likely OK.
>
> If you get more than 3 quarts, you may want to de-tune the oil pump.
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