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2011/12/11 20:13:29 (permalink)
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oil presure problem

hi there everybody, i have just been trying to start up my rebuilt pinto engine. i have been trying to prime the motor and get the oil presure up before firing it. but i cant seem to get any . i took the rocker cover off to see if there was any oil flow over the cam and there was nothing there either. any help would be much appricated..... thanks
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    joeyjonsey
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    Re:oil presure problem 2011/12/11 20:18:58 (permalink)
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    how are you trying to prime it ?
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    Re:oil presure problem 2011/12/11 20:27:34 (permalink)
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    You will have to remove dizzy, put a long  ,cut down allen key down the oil pump drive and attach to drill.prime this way.if it still cant prime,off with sump as pick up or pump has problem
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    Re:oil presure problem 2011/12/12 22:21:31 (permalink)
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    i was just turning it over with the plugs out. so i tried blkmk1cossie's way and it worked great. thanks very much mate for the help. now to get the old girl running...cheers
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