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Date:         Thu, 1 Feb 2001 21:20:50 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Lubrication
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>Hi Guys, >I have an air-cooled engine standing in my garage for over a year. Now I >want to install it. How am I going to make sure that I will have oil >pressure fast enough. Is there a way to prime the system or something >similar? >Zoltan

Disconnect the ignition wires (power going INTO ignition, not HT leads) and wind it over on the starter until the oil light goes off. reconnect ignition and fire up.

Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 473-8863 64 (3) 479-7527 fax <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> VW van, Toyota diesel & mollusc nut Macintosh 7500/200/64, 6116/60/24


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