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Old 04-26-2012, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Vince_o View Post
I wouldnt think theres something spical to priming the system. If I remember right it sits at the bottom of the block so it should pic up, with out question. Now like someone said, wonder if it was bad in the gen set to begin with. It may have had a low oil sensor that saved it. Dont know.
Thats the $64.00 question, I guess. These oil pumps are so basic, it would be hard to believe there was something wrong with it. I removed the cover plate, it has almost no wear showing where the rotors spin. I mean, you can see the faint witness of then spining, but thats it. I need to depth mic the pocket where the rotors spin, I have not done that. I guess it's possible there's excessive clearance between the interior of the pump pocket, and the rotors?
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