Date:         Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:42:47 -0400
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From:         pat <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
Comments: To: James Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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Something that works on inline vw motors and good if the motor is already
put together-
Remove pressure sender on filter housing, pour oil in the hole.
I guess it would be better to use a pump type oil can since the sender hole
is small.
The oil runs back to the pump and provides suction.

Should work fine on a waterboxer too, as the sender location is uphill from
the pump.


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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
James Felder
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 9:21 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?

This is what I do and it works great.

Jim

On Jul 9, 2011, at 5:43 PM, courtney hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA> wrote:

> An old HiPer Type1 engine trick which is excellent, is to fill the oil
pump cavity full of vaseline. This creates the instant suction you want to
get the oil flowing. The small amount of vaseline melts in the heat of the
oil, and is gone. I did this last year when I built a 2276cc Bug engine.
Primed instantly.
> Courtney
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