Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:46:02 -0700
Reply-To: Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
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From: Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
Subject: Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
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Rachel, on my engine (1.6L diesel), the oil filter housing is well
forward of and above where the oil pump is, including the access to
the end of the oil pump shaft (access to the shaft is via the vacuum
pump, not the oil filter/cooler housing).
With my very long fingers, I think I could reach down and try to turn
the pump shaft by hand--but I'm 99% sure the socket is turning it.
Should I be feeling for something specific?
Some people have been suggesting pouring some oil down into the pump
from the top, via the oil filter housing. I don't think the oil
filter housing access will let me get oil down into the pump--perhaps
folks are thinking of a different engine, maybe the gas-powered 1.9
or 2.1? I rather like the idea of pouring some oil into the top of
the pump; I think the way to do that on my engine is via the vacuum
pump hole. I'm ready to be corrected on this, but it seems correct
to me.
T.
At 2:32 PM -0700 6/29/01, Rachel Cogent wrote:
>Actually it was easy for me to turn it the right way because the shiny worn
>sides of the spline are easily visible from the top.
>Anyway I am not sure if there is even a relief valve but did you unscrew the
>filter and try turning it (the pump)by hand?
>Entity Tobin Copley spoke thus:
>
>> At 2:16 PM -0700 6/29/01, Rachel Cogent wrote:
>>> I did this a few weeks ago after a rebuild and had no prob. I reused the
>>> pump and added 4 quarts of oil. I recall that it turns clockwise from the
>>> top. This is weird. Do you bolt the pump on clean smooth surfaces? There is
>>> no gasket between them. Maybe your relief valve is stuck open?
>>
>> Rachel,
>>
>> Sitting here in the office I cannot recall whether I was spinning cw
>> or c-cw from the top, except that I used the spare pump to figure out
>> which way to spin. I'll check, check, and recheck, since it is
>> obviously critical to have this right. (!).
>>
>> Sheesh. Stuck relief valve. I don't know, but I suppose it is
>> possible. Gawd, I don't relish the thought of doing what I'd have to
>> do to find out...
>>
>> :-/
>>
>> T.
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Tobin Copley Bowen Island, BC, Canada 49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W
'82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
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