Running the pump in high all the time makes it more noisy and probably last half as long.

 

I don't think the oil pump needs priming, just that running it in conjunction with the fuel pump means it won't run continuously with the key on and engine off. (convenience)

 

Is the hobbs switch and the pressure switch you refer to the same thing, or two seperate parts??

 

Two separate parts. The pressure switch is 1/8" MPT (shown in picture on last page) and the Hobbs switch I had used very tiny 1/16" or 1/8" tubing.

 

Actually, I was confused. The pressure switch shown is a 'Hobbs' switch. It is a brand from Honeywell and not really a type of switch. Nonetheless, there should be two switches. One at the oil return pump that activates the alarm buzzer and a second connected to the manifold pressure that kicks the oil pump into high speed during boost.

 

Ah, that clears it up somewhat, does the second one just hook into vacuum??

 

Yes, manifold pressure after the throttle body.

 

The one by the oil pump will go off if oil back up behind the pump to alert you that something is wrong. If you don't stop running or fix the issue oil will back up and go past the seals and you will have a smoke show on your hands.

The one up front activates the high speed when you hit 1lb of boost.

I have the one up front hooked to the vaccum from the brake booster per STS instructions.

 

Cant seem to find a high wattage resistor(bought kit used), whats it look like??

 

The resistor on mine attaches to the relay that installs above the AC Condenser. It is in a loop of yellow wire and is quite large with heat fins and gets quite hot. It is near the end of the STS wire harness that is run behind the engine along the firewall. That also has the connector for the wiring that runs from the oil return pump and hoobs switch.