35 A oil pump ??

36 A · Apr 9, 2018

A friend having some issues with . He lost prime after having the oil changed . He is a farmall guy so he didn't know about the red head . He wants to know if he can temporarily run a gauge to figure out his troubles ? Plus should he run a extra gallon of oil ? Wondering of anything else to look at for problems .

Mike M · Apr 9, 2018

I remember reading about guys running extra oil on the early ones with the side mounted oil pump.

susandiane · Apr 9, 2018

Consider packing the pump with Vaseline. That will give it suction and the Vaseline dissolves harmlessly into the oil.

MoMark · Apr 9, 2018

I worked on a friend's A with the same issue. I ended up doing some machining on the castings where it wasn't sealed up good because of a rough surface, allowing it to suck air. Not the pump side plates but the external pieces connecting to the oil line.

fixerupper · Apr 9, 2018

(quoted from post at 08:59:54 04/09/18) I remember reading about guys running extra oil on the early ones with the side mounted oil pump.

Had that problem with my 35 A with the side pump. A couple extra quarts of oil in the crankcase solved it.

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