
December 31st 07, 03:47 PM
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engine pre-oiler
Maxwell wrote:
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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Maxwell wrote:
"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote in message
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Maxwell: Do you know of a tiny gear pump or where to look that might be
used by hand or cordless drill? Is there a problem with gear pumps
requiring priming?
How about something like this, or perhaps something like it in aluminum.
http://www.clarksol.com/html/prodspe...l_00RGPump.htm
Just mount it below the sump so it's always primed. Just include a good
check valve so you couldn't loose oil presure back through it. This
particular size would probably be best driven by a cordless drill, but a
higher displacement unit might be turned with a had crank.
Yep in some ways the accumulator looks good except it does take up a bit
of space.
Yeah, and useless if you forget to reset it during shutdown, and limited
to about a quart of prime.
Don't you think thi sis getting a little over the top now?
It's an O-320.
Not an R9800.
What would you suggest?
KISS!
Keep it Simple stupid.
AND
Lighter is better.
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