[AT] Mustang

[DAVIESW739 at aol.com]

I used STP in a motorcycle and it etched to aluminum casing where I spilled 
some on it. Never used it again.  I used to use Lubriplate for the bearing but 
over the years have found that just using the correct oil to prelube all the 
bearing and the pistons and sleeves is sufficient. You really don't need to 
prime the oil pump if you do this. Remember every time that you restart the 
engine it starts up without being primed and as we all know no one has ever lost an 
engine due to this. I don't know where this got started but I think it was 
just one of those old wives tales. 
When I worked at Sharpe Army Depot we built 10 engines a day on the small 
engine line and never primed one and never had any trouble with not getting oiled 
at startup. They also rebuilt Cat D-7 4 cylinder engines and we never lost 
one of those either.  I rebuilt a few D-7s after that at while at Fort Ord and 
had no trouble and i never primed an oil pump in my life. But if it makes you 
feel better it won't hurt anything. 

Walt Davies
Cooper Hollow Farm
Monmouth, OR 97361
503 623-0460