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BILL WILLIAMSON · 12-13-2013, 02:23 AM

Model A oil pumps are a very conventional design & flows gallons of oil per minute. They have NO pressure regulator valve, thus, the pressure is low. They have great flow to fill the oil chamber & the baffle plate in the pan, as all the lubricating is done by dip or gravity flow. I read that the pump is CAPABLE of something around 80 PSI. With the proper plumbing, they ARE capable of pushing oil through a FULL FLOW filter.
I, personally, have never seen a Model A oil pump fail, or break, except for a failure in the drive gear, & if that happens, you'll know it, as the distributor won't turn & PFFFFT!!!, that sucker is dead in it's DIAMOND TREAD TRACKS!!!!----(CALL A.A.A. @ 1-800-AAA-HELP) Yes, thet's the REAL phone number!
Bill W.

12-13-2013, 02:23 AM	#8
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Oil Filter Poser Model A oil pumps are a very conventional design & flows gallons of oil per minute. They have NO pressure regulator valve, thus, the pressure is low. They have great flow to fill the oil chamber & the baffle plate in the pan, as all the lubricating is done by dip or gravity flow. I read that the pump is CAPABLE of something around 80 PSI. With the proper plumbing, they ARE capable of pushing oil through a FULL FLOW filter. I, personally, have never seen a Model A oil pump fail, or break, except for a failure in the drive gear, & if that happens, you'll know it, as the distributor won't turn & PFFFFT!!!, that sucker is dead in it's DIAMOND TREAD TRACKS!!!!----(CALL A.A.A. @ 1-800-AAA-HELP) Yes, thet's the REAL phone number! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"