Re: [VN] New Mobil1 vs. Old Mobil1 vs. Non-Synthetic?

[Bob Valentine <bob@tecmark.com>]

At 10:22 PM 1/24/00 EST, you wrote:

>The gear clearance in the pump housing is so bad, that the Buick shop
manuals 
>tell you that you must pack the oil pump housing and gears with vaseline 
>petroleum jelly, anytime you disassemble the pump. Honest!

Not true.  It's packed with jelly because the pump isn't self-priming and
can't pull the oil up from the pan.   Of course, once it's primed it still
can barely supply pressure when hot, but that's a whole 'nother subject....
  <grin>

>PAULAMRKAD@AOL.COM


--> Bob Valentine
--> bob@tecmark.com

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