[DeTomaso] Engine Break In - Oil Pump Prime

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

I'll look into that. A temporary pump through the filter location is
something I was thinking of.

G


> In a message dated 2/2/13 8:54:30 AM, gow2 at rc-tech.net writes:
>
>> What about a small supplemental electric pump? Let say I have been
>> working on a car fro 2 years or it has just been sitting while I drive
>> other
>> cars. Would it be feasible to have a hookup; even if it was a temporary
>> removable hookup for an electric pump to lubricate the system before
>> firing it up?
>>
>
> That would work, or a lighter setup is currently sold by Peterson Fluid
> Systems: a block filter mount with a small 20 psi pump built-in that's
> designed
> to be turned by a drill motor for exactly this reason. it's intended for
> permanent connection to race engines and difficult to-prime Ford modular
> and
> GM LS engines with crank-driven oil pumps. Will take some minor plumbing
> but
> after what you've already done, you'll have no problem figuring it out. Go
> to <www.petersonfluidsys.com> & look for 'primer filter mount'. I've been
> looking for someone to test this out on a Pantera's 351-C, which will need
> a
> long extension or a flex cable to conveniently reach the little pump's
> hex-drive. FWIW- J Deryke