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Oil priming a c oil pump

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Topic: Oil priming a c oil pump

Posted By: 3rd generation
Subject: Oil priming a c oil pump
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2026 at 1:15pm

Just about to start a freshly rebuilt 1944 C engine.
My thought is to use an oil extraction pump to push oil into pump and engine. I could use the pump for my boat motor if it doesn’t work.
Is primming these pumps needed considering the pump does not sit in the oil pan.
I resurfaced pump to .0025”