Following the advise from someone on this list, I attached the hose to the
center pipe of the spin on oil filter adapter and filled the engine with oil
from that imput. It is much larger than the oil pressure pipe and didn't
take long to get oil to the rocker shaft. I then filled the oil filter and
I had oil pressure in about 5 seconds after starting my new engine without
spark plugs.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
To: "'Ned Smith'" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>; "'Larry Swift'"
<mgtd51@adelphia.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 7:13 AM
Subject: RE: OIL PRESSURE
> One method, although a little slow, is to attach a long hose to the oil
> pressure connection and raise the other end of the hose above the car as
> far
> as possible.
> Put a small funnel on the end and pour oil into the funnel. The head
> provided by the hose will be sufficient to eventually fill the entire oil
> system without the engine turning on dry bearings.
> You need to be very patient, and it is advisable to prefill the filter.
> After the filter is filled less than one liter of oil and you will see it
> oozing out around the rockers indicating that the oil system is charged.
>
> Michael Salter
> www.precisionsportscar.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
> On
> Behalf Of Ned Smith
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 8:00 AM
> To: 'Larry Swift'; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: OIL PRESSURE
>
> I now have all the parts back and am starting to reassemble the engine.
> How
> did you get ail pressure without starting the engine?
>
> Ned Smith
> BJ8
> near Chattanooga, TN
> N34.98 W85.5
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