Of Motor Mounts and Oil Pumps...

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

Erik LaCelle wrote:
> 
> OK, my '87 16v still isn't running yet.  I ended up taking the crank
> from the old motor and sticking it in the "new" motor.  (major keyway
> damage on the "new" crank) As I'm putting the oil pump back in, I'm
> thinking maybe it should be primed.  Checked with Bob (bentley) but
> didn't see any mention of priming the pump.  Any info on this?  As it
> is, I'm not connecting the ignition until the motor is turned over with
> the starter for a while to make sure everything is lubed...
> 

I read about packing the thing with petroleum jelly and installing it; I
would change the oil soon after If it was me though.

Can anybody corroborate this?

TBerk