<VV> Pre-oiling of motors

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/11/2007 2:15:49 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
kwoodke at comcast.net writes:

So I am  carrying on and will let you know in the end how it works, keep up 
the  input.
Keith Woodke




Keith. In the last 10 years or so, the Corvair engines I have built or  
installed have been for racing cars, usually with front mounted coolers and,  
often, front mounted filters. With the long AN -10 hose (about half inch true  
inside diameter, that is a lot of area to fill before pressure starts going to  
the bearings. The race cars I build always have a separate ignition toggle  
switch - separate from the cranking switch. At installation, I remove the  
distributor - or just leave it out - and drop in the stripped distributor, which  
acts as a handy pre-oiler. I crank the heavy duty drill up until the 20 PSI  
indicator light on the motor blinks off. That means the system is pressurized.  
Then I crank the motor over using the remote starter switch a bit, not to exceed 
 the cranking times recommended. - Still no ignition on, of course. And I 
start  up the oil pump with the drill. This pressurized all the nooks and 
crannies  inside the motor, since it is rotating the crank feed holes and sending 
higher  than normal cranking PSI into the motor. When I am satisfied that most of 
the  areas are pretty much covered - I have no illusions that all of the 
lifters are  filled up - I stop the motor. Replace the distributor - in the 
correct position.  And go ahead with the rest of the installation. For regular 
start-ups -most race  engines sit a few weeks between runnings -  I turn the 
ignition off and  crank it until the 20 PSI switch goes out, stop, turn on the 
electric pump  until the pump is loaded up, turn on the ignition and start the car. 
- It  works for me - in, admittedly, a pretty specialized application. Seth  
Emerson