gene, you klutz. Look what you said:

too viscous to be
pumped at low temperatures and the pump simply doesn't prime

and

an oil pump is not a suction pump...

so which is it, gene? an oil pump needs a prime, or an oil pump is not a
suction pump.

Or ...

.... you don't have a clew what the word "prime" means?

gene, have you any idea what kinds of bearins **require** pressure oil?

it seems not.

nah, gene, **you** said an engine should not be prelubed.

*I* said if you don't, it can take upwards of 30 to 60 seconds for cold oil
under pressure to reach the last of the bearings requiring pressure oil.

That is a fact, gene, and if your ears were any good you would know that, or if
you understood what goes on in a engine you would know why they happens.

gene, you are a hammer mechanic.

JAX,
Do you have a car? How do you "prelube" it? Put a socket and rachet on
the crank pully and pull it through several times before starting?
krj

JAXAshby wrote:
nah, gene, **you** said an engine should not be prelubed.

*I* said if you don't, it can take upwards of 30 to 60 seconds for cold oil
under pressure to reach the last of the bearings requiring pressure oil.

That is a fact, gene, and if your ears were any good you would know that, or if
you understood what goes on in a engine you would know why they happens.

gene, you are a hammer mechanic.