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I've got this oil-injected 150 sprint with the throttle stuck (intentionally) wide open. When I turn the motor over with an electric drill it seems like I ought to see oil squirting into the carburetor bore. Does that sound right?

I don't see anything that makes me certain it's getting oil.
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It's really a small dribble. I doubt you'd see it. I take the carb box off, turn it upside down and spin the pump shaft by hand. I think counter clockwise. Clockwise for lml engines. You eventually should see oil start to creep through the trough in the bottom of the carb box.
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Thanks. I started it and I'm getting smoke out of the exhaust so I'm going to call it good. My concern was that I made the gaskets and wanted to make sure I hadn't blocked the passage, although I was extremely careful.
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