In discussing priming the oil pump, Skip sez:
Short of removing the distributor and cranking the pump using a drill (is
there a
tool to chuck in your drill for this purpose?)
Well, if folks had been at the VTR convention wednesday night, they may have
seen
a certain Triumph mechanic pop the distributor off the maroon Spitfire, get the
air tank, impact wrench, a large socket and a Sears flat blade screwdriver out
of
the barbeque pit masquerading as my tow vehicle. Did you ever notice how the
handle of many screwdrivers is really a large hex?
Once the impact wrench was hooked to the tank and the proper rotation set, the
screwdriver was slotted into the oil pump drive rod, a socket to fit over the
handle
was attached to the gun, and after a moment or two of jiggling the trigger on
the gun
the green oil light went out. Of course, the astute observer might wonder why
I was
doing this in the parking lot after towing the vehicle 800 miles with the
possibility
it would never come off the trailer. I would have no doubt done the same thing
if
I had been at home to prime the pump, with the exception of hooking the wrench
to
the compressor rather than the air tank. But at least taking a car that would
NOT
turn off the oil pressure warning light after replacing the thrust washers for
the
Nth time in the last few weeks gave me something to tinker with while waiting
for the others to return with the spare tire outside of La Grand, Oregon.
mjb.
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