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Old 13th October 2011, 12:23 AM
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funny i was doing the exact same thing today.
Got a really neat little oddessey battery and couldn't resist just wiring up the starter to see if she'd crank.
The only wiring i have is the + and minus to the starter and battery and a wire for the + on the solenoid.
I've wired a indicator bulb to the + on the battery and the neg to the oil pressure sender (I think, is it the one just above the dip stick?)

It cranks lovely but the light stays on for me.
the engine is bare with none of the breather pipes connected or blocked off. Any thoughts?
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Old 13th October 2011, 08:35 AM
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Default Oil pump not priming.

At the top of the oil pump there is a blanking plug ( there may be 2 ) with a spring behind it for oil pressure release which i removed and using a clean oil can pumped new clean oil in to prime the pump before spinning engine over, this fills the pump with oil. I had the same problem after mods to sump and oil pickup.
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Old 13th October 2011, 08:36 AM
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With any of those oil pumps that hang on the end of the crank there is a tendency for them to take a while to drag up the oil after sitting a while. cranking is the hard way because if it was just started the oil would be up there a lot quicker. In some cases the starter might never get the oil pump to prime.If you are that worried you can always pull out the pressure relief valve and plunger, then squirt some oil in the hole while hand turning the engine backwards. That will wet the pump rotors and help a lot, rover v8 is another example of this you have to pack the thing with vasalene to get them to prime from new and if you dont the pump will be shot before you start.

http://www.roversd1.info/3500/oilpump.html in the oil pump refit section.

Bob . Edit sorry mike we were typing at the same time.
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Old 13th October 2011, 01:01 PM
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Remove the filter and squirt oil down the center hole and that may help.
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