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stock oil filer or spin-on?
have you removed the filter and tried another one? Might be a big clog in
the can.... WAG here
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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BT7 engine and disk brakes
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Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
wrote:
> This morning I drained my old engine oil on my 100 and replaced the oil
> filter, then refilled the sump to the correct level and restarted the
> engine to check for oil pressure.
>
> After several seconds I became concerned when the oil pressure gauge
> needle stayed pegged. I also have a low oil pressure warning light, the
> sender for which is mounted to the block at the point where the flex hose
> normally attaches and it is staying lit.
>
> By this time I had run the engine for at least 30 seconds and was becomin=
g
> very concered, so I shut it down, removed the valve cover and disconnecte=
d
> the banjo bolt going to the rocker shaft, then restarted the engine--no o=
il
> is coming out of the bolt.
>
> Thinking that perhaps the oil pump lost prime I removed the flex hose fro=
m
> the coiled copper pipe gong to the oil pressure gauge and back-fed some
> engine oil, then reattached the hose to the line but on restarting again
> nothing has changed.
>
> Though this has never happened before I have heard of oil pumps not
> repriming themselves and/or taking a while to do so after an oil change. =
I
> have already run the engine for at least a minute in the several restarts
> and am frankly concerned that serious damage may have already happened.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">stock oil filer or spin-on?=C2=A0<div>have you removed the=
filter and tried another one? Might be a big clog in the can.... WAG here<=
/div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"=
gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr=
">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div><span style=3D"font-family:'Times =
New Roman',serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
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=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0_______</span><br style=3D"font-family:'Times New R=
oman',serif"><span style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman',serif=
">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style=
=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style=3D"font-family=
:'Times New Roman',serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (______=
___________________)</span></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 BT=
7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><strong style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;=
border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:rg=
b(0,0,0);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:sans-serif">Aerodynamics are fo=
r people who can=E2=80=99t build engines.</strong><span style=3D"color:rgb(=
255,255,255);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(0,0=
,0)">=C2=A0=E2=80=93=C2=A0</span><em style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;border=
:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(0,0,=
0);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:sans-serif">Enzo Ferrari</em><br></di=
v><div>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words</div></div><=
/div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Michael Orit=
t <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"col=
or:rgb(51,51,255)">This morning I drained my old engine oil on my 100 and r=
eplaced the oil filter, then refilled the sump to the correct level and res=
tarted the engine to check for oil pressure.</div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">After several seconds I became concerned when=
the oil pressure gauge needle stayed pegged.=C2=A0 I also have a low oil p=
ressure warning light, the sender for which is mounted to the block at the =
point where the flex hose normally attaches and it is staying lit. =C2=A0</=
div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">By this time I h=
ad run the engine for at least 30 seconds and was becoming very concered, s=
o I shut it down, removed the valve cover and disconnected the banjo bolt g=
oing to the rocker shaft, then restarted the engine--no oil is coming out o=
f the bolt.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)=
"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Thi=
nking that perhaps the oil pump lost prime I removed the flex hose from the=
coiled copper pipe gong to the oil pressure gauge and back-fed some engine=
oil, then reattached the hose to the line but on restarting again nothing =
has changed.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255=
)"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Th=
ough this has never happened before I have heard of oil pumps not repriming=
themselves and/or taking a while to do so after an oil change.=C2=A0 I hav=
e already run the engine for at least a minute in the several restarts and =
am frankly concerned that serious damage may have already happened.</div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Any thoughts or sugges=
tions will be appreciated.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color=
:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(=
51,51,255)">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div>
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