From spitfires-bounces@autox.team.net Sat Apr 28 16:31:01 2012 Return-Path: X-Original-To: mharc@autox.team.net Delivered-To: mharc@autox.team.net Received: from autox.team.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by autox.team.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85CD02D032F for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:31:01 -0600 (MDT) X-Original-To: spitfires@autox.team.net Delivered-To: spitfires@autox.team.net Received: from qmta01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.16]) by autox.team.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 438302D06BE for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:27:04 -0600 (MDT) Received: from omta12.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.44]) by qmta01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 3aRH1j0030xGWP851aTbR5; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:27:35 +0000 Received: from DanParrott9100 ([98.244.172.117]) by omta12.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 3aTY1j00o2YL83m3YaTYaC; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:27:33 +0000 From: "Daniel Parrott" To: , Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:27:32 -0400 Message-ID: <043d01cd258e$1b247410$516d5c30$@comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: Ac0ljhqgxTtvXpTGQeSDunMMdwRZnA== Content-Language: en-us X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 1.01d X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Subject: [Spits] Oil Pump Priming-Maybe a dumb question X-BeenThere: spitfires@autox.team.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Triumph Spitfire Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: spitfires-bounces@autox.team.net Sender: spitfires-bounces@autox.team.net I'm getting ready to fire up the engine in my Spit 6 Project car and was about to use a drill to prime the oil pump. I removed the dizzy and found the gear, still mated to the cam shaft. I guess I need to remove the gear and lower shaft to get to the upper end of the oil pump. True? Is there a special Triumph-specific oil pump priming tool to attach to the oil pump? Making sure I don't make a dumb mistake. (again) Dan Parrott Savannah, Georgia 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ", AKA "Rat" 1973/1978 Spit Six "Joseph" 1957 Chevy Belair "Mayflower" _______________________________________________ Spitfires@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/mharc@autox.team.net