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philward:
That's one lovely looking, well engineered car! Always preferred the looks of the Dax over the other Lotus 7 styled cars

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allankelly1:
Yes

Always loved  the more purposeful look of the Dax Rush


Took some time to build and started with the engine first which took a year to build and cost in excess of 6k by itself as it was built on a brand new short block and it had lots of one off bespoke parts made by myself like  the thermostat housing and a one off pulley set

Then once engine / box was built then bought the kit and again spent again a small fortune









Was sorry to see her go and had a tear in my eye but replaced the empty space in the garage with motorbikes instead as you got to have something to tinker with


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PJM47:
That looks excellent.

I took the oil filter off and oil soon started coming out. Put it back on and within a few seconds oil came out at the top end and then all over my bench and the floor as I hadn’t noticed it was working. Not sure whether taking oil filter out and back in helped or just coincidence but it’s working now so all good.

K2-K6:

--- Quote from: PJM47 on November 18, 2020, 05:25:02 PM ---That looks excellent.

I took the oil filter off and oil soon started coming out. Put it back on and within a few seconds oil came out at the top end and then all over my bench and the floor as I hadn’t noticed it was working. Not sure whether taking oil filter out and back in helped or just coincidence but it’s working now so all good.

--- End quote ---

Good news then  :) it's always a little concerning and nervous time if you don't see it coming up as expected.

The bleed through, I suppose it's logical in that the system when closed with filter housing in place will run at 60psi with oil in it. So resistance to pumping the oil supply against air pressure may be just sufficient enough to prevent the oil filling the pump head (classic air lock) with the pump unable to draw oil through by trying to pump air,  if that makes sense.
In reality,  with the filter off and if the oil was warmer it would in all probability nearly run through there under gravity.

Nevertheless, it's the earliest point you can check for oil pump output to see if it's really pumping anything,  and easy to do to. As you found,  once the pump is going the rest will fill quite quickly.

PJM47:
Yeah makes sense, might be worth noting as a possible trick if anyone is having trouble in the future, especially as it’s an easy thing to try.

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