I've only ever done it to a pump that I recently rebuilt and did not pack or
otherwise prime.
What makes a pump self priming or not?
James Nazarian
71 MGB Tourer
71 MGBGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
To: "'James Nazarian'" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; "'Keith Grider'"
<k.grider@earthlink.net>; <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 11:38 PM
Subject: RE: Oil pressure problems
> You can get oil pressure this way, I have done it many times, but you are
> not priming the pump. It only works if the pump is already primed. The
Rover
> / 215 oil pump is not self priming. Only the late Rovers with serpentine
> drive & a gerator oil pump driven by the crank are self priming.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Nazarian [mailto:jhn3@uakron.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:39 AM
> To: Jim Stuart; 'Keith Grider'; mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Oil pressure problems
>
>
> 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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