Spent 18 months on and off fully restoring my 1943 Willys MB Jeep. Finally got to cranking the engine and firing it up but NO oil pressure anywhere.. I stripped the engine down for inspection and bore wear, crank bearings, etc and everything looked in good order. Drained out all the fluids of course. Cleaned the oil pick up and mesh screen, etc.... Oil pump inspected and again its in good order and is sucking / pumping when immersed in a bowl of fresh oil..
SO Question 1 - Is there something I should have done, like pre-priming the pump or filling some oil galleries? I've seen various things said on some other forums but nothing that makes it very clear to me !
And Question 2 - is there a person / company here in the Bristol area that could be trusted to strip and rebuild the engine as I fear I may have already knackered the big ends......
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Spent 18 months on and off fully restoring my 1943 Willys MB Jeep. Finally got to cranking the engine and firing it up but NO oil pressure anywhere.. I stripped the engine down for inspection and bore wear, crank bearings, etc and everything looked in good order. Drained out all the fluids of course. Cleaned the oil pick up and mesh screen, etc.... Oil pump inspected and again its in good order and is sucking / pumping when immersed in a bowl of fresh oil..
SO Question 1 - Is there something I should have done, like pre-priming the pump or filling some oil galleries? I've seen various things said on some other forums but nothing that makes it very clear to me !
And Question 2 - is there a person / company here in the Bristol area that could be trusted to strip and rebuild the engine as I fear I may have already knackered the big ends......
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