<VV> No oil pressure after sitting for years??

[Bryan Blackwell]

I've never seen that, but I usually prime the oil pump directly with  
an old distributor shaft and a drill.

--Bryan

On Nov 17, 2008, at 3:51 PM, Conrad Carter wrote:

> My Corvair has been sitting for 5-10 years now. I'm trying to get  
> it going once again. I just changed the oil and added a fresh oil  
> filter (filled the filter before I put it on) and have been  
> cranking the engine (coil wire disconnected) but my oil pressure  
> gauge is not showing any oil pressure. I know that the mid-80's  
> Buick V6 can loose oil prime if it sits too long. Is that the case  
> with the Corvair engine?