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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Yeah, well, I know thats the "purpose" of the lube, but I was just asking if there was a safer way. Ex: an oil pump primer. It doesn't hurt to do a little extra you know what I mean? Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason R. Ford" <veedub@apartment101.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [T3] put dat sucka in... > > > Isn't there a safer way of doing this for the VW engine? For domestic > > motors I have an oil pump priming tool that I hookup to pre-oil all the > > internal components rather than rely on assembly lube for those first few > > seconds of engine startup. > > That's the PURPOSE of assembly lube during "oil pressure buildup" for the > first few seconds of cranking. > Provided you lubed everything before assembly, it won't hurt your engine to > crank it over w/o a spark > to get the oil pressure built up. People have "priming" these engines for > years like this. > > Jason > 68 Notch (Nadine) > > I proudly buy my aircooled parts and service from... > The Bug Stop in Arlington (DFW), Texas > www.texasbugstop.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > </x-charset>