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Date:         Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:42:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
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From:         Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Fixed!: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Comments: To: FrankGRUN@aol.com
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Hi Frank, thanks for the info.  By "new is good", do you mean a new
pickup tube is a worthwhile investment when rebuilding (similar to
springing for a new pump, etc.)?


T.


At 4:17 PM -0400 10/12/01, Frank Grunthaner wrote:
>I recently took one of the G/J pressure relief assemblies apart and found a
>heavy deposit of caked or coked (overheated) oil which made the piston bind
>at full travel.
>
>Good post. This might be a place where new is good!


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