Ed,
I had the exact same thing happen when I tried to start my MGB after an
overhaul. Before taking off your oil pan to check the gasket try the
following:
Remove the flex line at the pressure switch. Use a pump style oil can,
syringe, etc to fill the flex hose with oil. Once you have filled the flex
hose, reconnect it or put the end in a towel and have some one crank the
engine. The procedure I described will "load up the oil pump" and help you
get it primed. It took a couple of attempts using the above procedure to get
oil pressure.
Merl Rosenthal
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 7:19 PM
Subject: [Mgs] A Bad Day with the MGB engine
> Gentlemen and Ladies,
>
> Well, almost two years to the day after pulling the 18V engine for
> rebuilding,
> I cranked it on the starter today, plugs removed, to prime the oil system.
> After approximately 2 minutes of operation, still no oil at the flex line
> to
> the pressure gauge or at the oil filter base.
>
> Yes, it has sufficient oil.
>
> I recall a list discussion of different oil pump gaskets. Is that where I
> need
> to look at this point or are there other possiblilities not involving
> dropping
> the pan?
>
> TIA,
>
> Ed Woods
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