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04-07-2014, 04:48 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Fall River California
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Re: engine oil priming... dont do this!
I did something similar once, I had stripped everything off my 69, inside and out in prep for a paint job. I left only what was needed to drive it to the shop, I even removed the gauge cluster. Got in and headed down the road when I felt my crotch getting warm, looked down to see oil shooting out of the dash, I forgot to plug the line for my oil pressure gauge. Had to drive three miles to a parts store on the way so I could buy a plug then another 15 to get to the paint shop. Walking around with an oil soaked crotch on a hot day really sucks!
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04-07-2014, 08:46 PM
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Location: Northern Calif.
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04-07-2014, 09:52 PM
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Parts and more parts
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere
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Re: engine oil priming... dont do this!
You got lucky, I had my son's engine on the stand, forgot to plug the opening and when the oil hit the open hole, I painted the ceiling on my shop with oil. That ceiling is 12 feet high and the engine was sitting about 4 feet high at the top of the engine. Luckily the ceiling is metal and all I had to do was wipe it off, but at least I know the oil pump is good.
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04-08-2014, 09:49 AM
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