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jmckeage December 31st, 2009 8:34 PM

oil pressure with psi is 0 with mech gauge. bought new oil pump will install tomorrow.

ben blair March 5th, 2011 9:32 PM

oil pump
 

Originally Posted by jmckeage (Post 124686)
oil pressure with psi is 0 with mech gauge. bought new oil pump will install tomorrow.

hi i have a problem identicle to yours with the oil pressure deal, you said you were going to put a new pump in, did that fix your problem???
thanks Ben

OLD WRENCH March 6th, 2011 1:25 PM

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While I agree a pump that has been in service will normally prime, I changed oil in a 57 chev one time and it would not prime. I took the oil press sender out, poured oil in the hole, hit it with a short blast of air and away it went. A very rare occurance but it can happen.


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