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Originally Posted by 3739ford
I'm close to cranking my rebuilt 8ba for first time. I poured a little gas into the carburetor and turned the engine over and it fired on couple of cylinders. I did this couple of times trying to get the fuel up to the fuel pump and noticed each time the needle has never moved on the oil pressure gage. I poured a quart of oil down into the oil pump and galley before turning the engine over. How soon should I see the needle move.
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The BEST method to get oil entirely thru a "newly-built" unit, before any "firing" is even attempted, is by using a "pressure-fed" lube tank as pictured below.
You can get all the oil in with this method!
Thanks, Gary in N.Y.
P.S. Am going to try to keep my posts a bit short, still in the middle of a major health issue, half-way out of the woods. Will try to resume working and moving some parts I've gotten asked about from members, mainly the bronze-lined guides. "Kiwi" Tony this is for you and some other members!