Joe-
I've never used lithium grease for this purpose so I don't know
if that might be the problem. I've always used Vaseline and it works
fine. I'm not familiar enough w/ the MGA'a but on B's, I have always
filled the oil filter and cranked w/ the plugs removed and it takes about
45 seconds.
Larry Dickstein
bugide@juno.com
On Sat, 13 Sep 1997 22:23:16 -0400 (EDT) RatiganJ@aol.com writes:
>Fellow Listers...
>
> Recently I put a few postings to the list regarding the fact that
>I
>could not get my starter to turn over my rebuilt MGA 1500. Thanks to
>the
>wisdom of the listers, I got past that problem and now, the starter
>will turn
>over the engine rather easily.
>
> I now have the next challenge - getting oil pressure. I am
>having some
>trouble and thought I should ask for some help before going too far.
>
> When I rebuilt the engine (acutally had the short block
>professionally
>rebuilt and I put on the assessories, such as the oil pump), I packed
>the new
>oil pump with white lithium grease to hopefully aid in the priming.
>
> In my pursuit of oil pressure, I removed the plugs, and ran the
>starter
>for a minute or so. No oil pressure. I then disconnected the hose
>that goes
>to the oil pressure gauge and used a syrenge to put about a pint or so
>of oil
>into the engine via this route. I also pushed the car backwards in
>4th gear
>to try and get the oil pump to suck some oil. Turned the engine over
>with
>the starter for about a minute. No oil pressure.
>
> I am a bit of a loss at this point. Maybe I did not push the car
>backwards far enough in fourth - I only went 10 or 20 feet. Maybe I
>should
>not have put lithium grease into the new oil pump when I put it into
>the
>engine.
>
> Does anyone have any sugestions on things I should do or check?
>I
>really hate to pull off the pan and the oil pump if there are other
>things I
>could check first. Maybe my oil pressure relief valve is stuck open
>(how
>that might happen, I do not know).
>
> Anyway, as one can see, I need help...
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> Joe Ratigan
> 58 Roadster that really wants to run, if it only could
>
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