squaab99t wrote:Thanks for the great tip on the oil pump and priming. Just about to start that end of the my engine rebuild.
You car is looking very good.
I love all the info I glean from everyone else here, I'm glad to do the same.
Recently saw a fresh engine build where the pump didn't prime and the pump chewed up the aluminum cover pretty badly, I go pretty ape over getting everything lubed up now.
With that much grease in there I know I'm gonna change the oil immediately after start, and again after something like 50-100 breakin miles to get all the goop out, I'm sure it will clog the filter up pretty quick.
Otherwise a handy trick.
I pack the gears with a little assembly grease when I do oil pump seals too on engines that are already running, easy insurance.