06-09-2023, 08:17 PM
Hi
I suspect that hand cranking will do more to raise your blood pressure than engine oil pressure ! Cranking on the starter motor (with plugs removed to give it an easier life) might eventually get the pressure up with cold oil. There isn't an awful lot to go wrong with the setup, as long as drive is getting to the oil pump and there are no gross leaks.
I don't want to teach Granny etc but the drawing in the Pubn. 1218 parts list on page 6 is misleading, the paper gasket goes between pump and crankcase, not between pump cover and pump.
I suspect that hand cranking will do more to raise your blood pressure than engine oil pressure ! Cranking on the starter motor (with plugs removed to give it an easier life) might eventually get the pressure up with cold oil. There isn't an awful lot to go wrong with the setup, as long as drive is getting to the oil pump and there are no gross leaks.
I don't want to teach Granny etc but the drawing in the Pubn. 1218 parts list on page 6 is misleading, the paper gasket goes between pump and crankcase, not between pump cover and pump.