First Leak

Blueprint's start process includes reestablishing oil pump prime (oil drained after dyno). Hooked up a temporary gauge and went through the routine of cranking the starter with ignition and fuel isolated. Pressure established in seconds. Afterward I noticed a puddle of oil under the power steering pump. Tracing the source to the outlet on the pump I felt a piece of an o-ring sticking out of the pump fitting. Disassembled fitting. Looked like fitting was assembled at the factory with the o-ring dry and when tightening it bound and moved out of position. Replaced with a new lubed one, repeated crank, all seems to be ok. O-ring seemed to be an odd size. I have a big selection of -rings but the cross section diameter on this one was small for the OD. Ended up going one size smaller to get the same cross section diameter. It goes into a groove against a dowdy washer so I think the cross section is the most important. Will keep an eye on it. Might ask Blueprint to send me an o-ring, just in case.

Good news is easy fix and not on one of the fittings I installed!

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