Missing oil pressure

[Wimbledon37]

Help! restoring a 1937 Chrysler Wimbledon here in UK (Plymouth P4)

This was purchased in a completely dismantled state down to the last nut and bolt.  it came with a spare dismantled engine. i have rebuilt the engine using the best of both including the later type oil strainer.

What is baffling me at the moment is that there does not appear to be any oil circulating. i have disconnect oil pressure pipe and lines to oil filter (all new). have cleaned out and checked pressure relief valve is working ok.

I have changed the oil pump but both pumps seem ok - not a lot of slack. but there doesn't seem to be any way to prime pumps.

Any suggestions gratefully received!

[Plymouthy Adams]

most gear rotor pumps are self priming...some place Vaseline in the rotor chamber for positive suction on the strainer pipe...others just fill with oil when assembling and turn the gear by hand to WET the assembly inside..

Edited June 3, 2020 by Plymouthy Adams

[Polsonator2]

I took a 5 qt empty plastic oil container and cut it in half, then filled it with fresh oil from another full 5 qt oil container to submerge the pump in.  After that I packed the side with vaseline.  Worked great and later I put the oil from my container in the car with a fresh oil change.

Edited June 3, 2020 by Polsonator2

[Wimbledon37]

thanks for your responses. Will try Vaseline and oil at the weekend

[Wimbledon37]

Success! Thanks for the advice - I now have oil circulating and an incentive to get the rest finished!

[Plymouthy Adams]

go have a coffee, I will even let you buy it...….☕   glad you now going forward....

[MarcDeSoto]

On 6/6/2020 at 11:58 AM, Plymouthy Adams said:

go have a coffee, I will even let you buy it...….☕   glad you now going forward....

 

I think you mean go and have some tea!  This is England!  

[Plymouthy Adams]

I have been to England....many of times.....I drank coffee......tea is supposed to have ice in it......?

[busycoupe]

And sugar in your part of the country!

[Plymouthy Adams]

40 minutes ago, busycoupe said:

And sugar in your part of the country!

 

 

well...sweetener….sugar is out...Stevia is in..!!  I just made my second gallon of tea this year....mostly I drink water, coffee or with my meals, milk.   I am a transplant to this part of the country where tea stained sugar water is most popular...

[Wimbledon37]

As the advice given was invaluable, I can only offer the true drinking habits of this Engishman:

 

Tea with Breakfast

Coffee mid morning

Tea with Lunch

Tea Mid afternoon

Coffee after dinner

 

If in the garage, add two more teas and two more coffees!

 

All taken without sugar or sweeteners

 

No doubt more queries will follow - what this space!

[Sniper]

Ah, but what tea and when?

 

I have green tea, fairly weak.

I have Earl Grey tea, somewhat stronger, black tea with bergamot

I have English Breakfast tea, stronger yet, black tea

I have Irish Breakfast tea, black tea, strongest of the ones I have.

[Wimbledon37]

Has to be Yorkshire Tea or Tetley tea for a proper English Brew

[Plymouthy Adams]

I have boxes of tea here that is from England....wife loves it...its called Builders Tea.....we get it at the commissary.....I had one, nice strong tea flavor without overbearing bitters.

[Sniper]

I have found that if your tea is bitter you are using water that is too hot.  I believe the optimal brewing temp is 195F,  so I  move the pot and let the water cool for 20-25 seconds after it started boiling and that works just fine. 

[Wimbledon37]

That's a great choice of tea1

[Captain Neon]

I made the mistake of ordering a sweet tea in Chattanooga.  More like tea stained syrup!  I always order non-sweet now, and add my own sugar.