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FrankWest · 09-22-2018, 11:17 AM

How do I prime a model A oil pump already installed in the engine?

WHN · 09-22-2018, 11:25 AM

I have never primed the oil pump after reinstalling oil pan.

J Franklin · 09-22-2018, 11:35 AM

If it is in the oil it is already primed. If you want to circulate oil before starting crank a few revolutions before choking and starting.

FrankWest · 09-22-2018, 11:58 AM

you guys are right, the Model A and model B oil pump sits in the oil priming itself. The v8 oil pump does not sit in the oil because the filter canister is screwed together.

Jim Brierley · 09-23-2018, 11:27 AM

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The A engine will pre-oil the mains by dumping a quart of oil down the dist. hole. Re-install the dist. quickly and start the engine, otherwise the oil will return to the pan and you'll have to start over.

09-22-2018, 11:17 AM	#1
FrankWest Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,005	priming an oil pump How do I prime a model A oil pump already installed in the engine?

09-22-2018, 11:25 AM	#2
WHN Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Connecticut Shoreline Posts: 1,823	Re: priming an oil pump I have never primed the oil pump after reinstalling oil pan.

09-22-2018, 11:35 AM	#3
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,963	Re: priming an oil pump If it is in the oil it is already primed. If you want to circulate oil before starting crank a few revolutions before choking and starting.

09-22-2018, 11:58 AM	#4
FrankWest Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,005	Re: priming an oil pump you guys are right, the Model A and model B oil pump sits in the oil priming itself. The v8 oil pump does not sit in the oil because the filter canister is screwed together.

09-23-2018, 11:27 AM	#5
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,088	Re: priming an oil pump Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The A engine will pre-oil the mains by dumping a quart of oil down the dist. hole. Re-install the dist. quickly and start the engine, otherwise the oil will return to the pan and you'll have to start over.