Neil, its a good way to get the pump to pull enough vacuum to prime. John
Neil Cotty wrote:
> Trevor,
>
> > Filling the pump with petroleum jelly can help, especially
> >if you don't expect to start it for a while as you carry
> >out other repairs.
>
> Can you explain that a bit more for me? Do you mean actually filling it with
> jelly, and restarting the car with it in place? How does that make the
> pressure go up faster, because it constricts the oil flow a bit? Just a
> consideration I'll have when I put my motor back together. :)
>
> Cheers,
> Neil.
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