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From: jeff@tesla.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Oil pump priming
Message-ID: <78@tesla.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 24-May-83 08:15:40 EDT
Article-I.D.: tesla.78
Posted: Tue May 24 08:15:40 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 27-May-83 01:56:03 EDT
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I have had a recurrence of an interesting problem with the oil pump in my
3.5L light-alloy V8 Buick Special Olds F-85 (61-63) Rover 3500 (66-now)
MGC Range Rover Morgan +8 engine:  Oil drains out of the pump, presumably
into the oil filter, the pump loses its prime, and won`t pump.  THis
has happened twice over the last ten years, when the car was sitting for
a week or more.  The oil pump is out of the crankcase in this enginer,
being attached to the timing-chain cover.  The oil filter is mounted to
(and is below) the pump.  
The shop manual does not indicate this as a flaw but do note that when the
oil pump is disassembled and reassembled it must be packed with petroleum
jelly to assure that it is primed.
When the pump loses its prime the only fix is to take it off and pack it with
p.j., as far as I can figure.  Has anyone else had a problem like this and
know of a fix?  I shall also initiate correspondence with Rover`s in
Solihull who, I assume, aren`t on the net.
Jeff