<VV> Type of Motor Oil Question

[Lonny Clark]

I knocked the handle off of a long screwdriver, hooked it to a drill,
removed the distributor and ran the drill for a minute or so after the pump
primed. If you are really worried, you can turn the engine slowly with a
wrench while running the drill. That should coat all of your bearing
surfaces, but you will need to re-time the engine if you do that. This
trick is in the Corvair Basics book with step-by-step instructions.

Lonny

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rich, Richard Widman recommends a CI-4 or SL rated 10w30 oil.
> When I built my motor, I remover the distributer and turned the oil
> pump by hand until it built pressure, could not turn it any more, three
> or four times. This flowed enough oil that it went clear out to the
> rockers, so should be enough to pre lube the bearings. Then turn it
> over with the starter to spray oil all over the cylinders, then install
> spark plugs and see what you get! Mark Durham
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> From: rich dixon
> Sent: 8/14/2012 6:46
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Type of Motor Oil Question
> Hi - Need to know the weight and type of oil to use in my 1966 110HP
> Monza. I have read about people using Diesel oil since it has the
> proper additives/properties needed for these older engines.
>
> Also, this engine has not been apart expect to replace the push rod
> tube seals, and has been not been run for five years, it was stored
> with no oil, in the pan. Can I t add fresh oil/filter and turn it over
> via the starter,  and then attach the ignition, or does it need to be
> "primed" some how first.
>
> Thanks
> R. D.
>  _______________________________________________
> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights
> are the property
> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help, mailto:
> vv-help at corvair.org
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
> http://www.corvair.org/
> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Change your options:
> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
>  _______________________________________________
>  _______________________________________________
> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are
> the property
> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help, mailto:
> vv-help at corvair.org
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
> http://www.corvair.org/
> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Change your options:
> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
>  _______________________________________________
>



-- 
Lonny Clark