....they mounted the remote oil filter high on an inner wing. If parked up for a few weeks (I was away a lot in those days) it would drain back through the pump to the sump. I used to prime the pump by squirting oil from the oil filter housing connection back to the pump. Worked every time.
I like that Graham. It won't work on a Morgan or other of these V8s as gravity works against it unless there has been a similar modification.
But you and Luddite both grasped the whole point of priming, namely fill the ^*&$*% pump.
It illustrates the point I tried to make on Factory Manuals..even those like Haynes. These Manuals are written by admittedly very expert people but BEFORE there is as much experience with the vehicle in question. Good forums, albeit with amateurs, mix many decades of hands-on reality. Better. The trick is to find a method that matches the expertise of the subject. That is what I like about Luddite's method. Harmless and non-messy.
A very collegiate debate. My compliments.
L.
