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On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 21:35, David Martinez wrote: > Someone suggested that the pump might need to be primed, would this be > possible? and if so how can I do this? > No, if the pump is in halfway decent shape you shouldnt HAVE to prime it. It is below the level of the oil in the sump, so it should be self priming. Yes, I usually do put some light grease in them when I build and engine, but that is just to get pressure quicker. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~