>I'm attempting to start my motor for the first time and I thought >I'd
>connect my oil pressure gage, remove the spark plugs, and crank
>the motor over until it developed oil pressure. Well I cranked
>for 5 minutes with 15s crank times alternated by 1 minute wait
>periods, and I fail to get any oil pressure. I removed the gage
When I rebuilt my Tr3, I did the same procedure and got oil pressure within
a few revolutions. Sound like you have either an extremely worn engine or
oil pump, some restriction in the system, or broken shaft to the oil pump.
I have heard of folks pulling the dizzy and turning the pump with a drill
to build up oil pressure, but personally have never done it. Also, are you
getting good rpm from the starter, takes a bit to get the oil flowing.
Richard
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