Hello, I have a Yamaha DT 175 H that I have been fixing up and making street legal again.

I have taken off the clutch side of the engine cover multiple times at this point and don’t really want to do it again if I don’t have too… but I am leaking oil that goes to my autolube pump. It is leaking at the connection between the oil tank and the hose that goes into the pump… pretty significantly.

In an effort to not have to pull the engine again and put a tighter clip on that hose, can I run the auto pump with no oil going to it and just mix the oil with the fuel before hand?

I am asking bc some pumps don’t run dry without self destructing. Thank you for any help!