<VV> Oil pump question

[Bob]

Good advice!

Thanks,

Bob

 

 

From: MarK Durham [mailto:62vair at gmail.com] 
Sent: September 29, 2015 2:37 PM
To: Bob Gilbert <bgilbert at gilberts-bc.ca>
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Oil pump question

 

My standard oil pump took a lot of effort, and when it built pressure I could not turn it steadily. 
So I assume you can flow more oil more quickly and you may not be able to turn it all the time. 

I would build pressure, wait 15 seconds, then turn to pressure, did this over and over, took a dozen times and had oil up to the roller rocker bearings and watched the oil level go down in the sump in between  turning the oil pump shaft. 
Mark Durham
Hauser, Idaho

On Sep 29, 2015 2:14 PM, "Bob via VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org <mailto:virtualvairs at corvair.org> > wrote:

Hi,



On a freshly built engine, one with a new high volume oil pump installed,
how much pressure does it take to turn the oil pump using a large
screwdriver in the distributor shaft?

I can turn it but it's taking more effort than I would have thought.



Any opinions?



Thanks,

Bob



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