I hate to disagree with Jim, but I have never had a problem priming the pump
by spinning the pump shaft with a drill. I took a 12 inch ling 1/2 OD shaft
ground a tab into the end and brazed a collar around it similar to the end
of the distributor. Spin the drill fwd and you will feel when the pressure
comes up because it will slow the drill drastically, it only takes me about
10 - 20 seconds at 800 RPM.
James Nazarian
71 MGB Tourer
71 MGBGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
To: "'Keith Grider'" <k.grider@earthlink.net>; <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:58 PM
Subject: RE: Oil pressure problems
> Assuming there is oil in the crankcase, it looks like the oil pump has
lost
> prime. Your low oil pressure readings are not all that low. These engines
> normally run around 20 lbs oil pressure at idle.
>
> Unless someone else has a better idea, remove the oil pump cover, pack the
> gears with lithium grease or Vaseline, reassemble, & crank it over. A
minute
> or less should get your pressure back.
>
> Don't forget, one of the screws holding the cover is within the cavity
> covered by the oil filter on some pumps.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Keith Grider
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:22 PM
> To: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> Subject: Oil pressure problems
>
>
> 215 v8, original oil pump/front housing with newer gears and wear plate.
> Just started it up after a 6 mo rest. No oil pressure. After running 30
> sec-1 minute, no oil pressure. What is the normal solution here? I am
> guessing a new front housing and new gears. It has always had low oil
> pressure (summer with 90 deg ambient at idle about 18psi! and this is
> with 15w50 M1 oil!) This is on a '62 skylark.
>
> KeithG
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