Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 04:10:05 GMT From: Rick and Lorie Mieras <rlmierasnopsamsplanet.net> Subject: Re: Oil system prime? Help!
Yes, of course U are right. This is the first automobile engine I have had stripped down this far...done lots of work on small engines, but splashlube is...well...primitive. I was told, however, to avoid assembly grease on this engine because of the risk of it getting into the hydraulic lifters...Perhaps that was bogus advise. Thanks for your input. Cheers, Rick 1987 9000T Running again! With no timing chain rattle. Phil Brown wrote: > << True, but anyone who wants to limit wear on a newly rebuilt (or reassembled) > engine will prime the oilsystem first. I know that if a brand new 350 chev > smallblock is started without first priming the pump thru the distributor > shaft, > the engine life will be affected. Supposedly. Anyhow, no harm in doing it, > possible harm not doing it. Why take chances? > > Phil Brown wrote: > > > << This worked excellently, thanks! It was the approach I was leaning > towards, > > if > > nothing else presented itself. Incredibly, the SAAB manual I have (factory) > > says nothing about this procedure, they simply tell you to reassemble the > > engine and start it. Brutal! > > >> > > > > Nothing particularly Saab-ish about this, it's what you do when starting any > > engine after a rebuild. > > Phil Brown > >> > > Every engine I've ever assembled had the crank filled with oil and assembly > lube every where. I've never, nor do I think you can, assembled an engine dry. > With every possible gallery and point filled with oil spinning the engine on > the starter does no harm. > Phil Brown
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