| Direction of Oil Pump [message #168138] |
Mon, 30 April 2012 23:40  |
Bruce Hart
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Registered: October 2011
Location: La Grange, Wyoming
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I am going to try to start the engine in a parts coach.
The engine hasn't been started in over two years, but the coach hasn't moved in over 10 years.
1. I removed the spark plugs and squirted oil in the cylinders.
2. I will also ground out the coil wire.
3. I will have an auxiliary gas source for the carb.
4. I have the distributor out and was wondering what direction to turn the oil pump. Is it clock wise or counter clock wise? I believe it is clock wise as I removed the distributor the gear mesh rotated the distributor ccw.
Is there any other precautions I need to take?
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
1977 28' Kingsley
La Grange, Wyoming
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| Re: Direction of Oil Pump [message #168141 is a reply to message #168138] |
Mon, 30 April 2012 23:53  |
Ken Burton
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana
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I just did this on an engine 2 or 3 months ago. I'm sure it was CCW. Spin it with a drill and a 5/16 socket. (if I remember correctly.) Then look down the distributor hole and you will see oil moving around if it is spinning in the correct direction.
That is a good way to check in case my memory is wrong.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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